The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 27, 1973
Waning Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:44 AM
7:12 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 625
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.3° / 201.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 21m / 23.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.85° / 0.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.82° / 0.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.07° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.