The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 27, 1960
Waxing Crescent
13.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 AM
10:57 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.9%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 394,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 465
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.9° / 101.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 17m / 4.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.20° / 0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.03° / 0.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.44° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.