The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 27, 1972
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:35 PM
7:48 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 613
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 | 196.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.2° / 296.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 32m / -12.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.33° / 2.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.54° / -2.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.48° / -0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.8° |
| 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.