The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 27, 1979
Waxing Crescent
11.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:43 AM
10:48 PM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.3%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 700
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.3° / 102.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 59m / 6.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 163.24° / 0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.06° / -0.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.87° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.