The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 27, 1969
Waxing Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:15 PM
4:05 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 576
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 | 159.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -77.3° / 346.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 02m / -27.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.78° / -4.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.11° / 6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.52° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.