The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 27, 1962
Waning Crescent
15.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:01 AM
5:43 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 25.7 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 489
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.0° / 231.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 11m / 18.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 78.49° / -4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.44° / 5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -128.57° / -0.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.