The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 27, 1980
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:51 PM
6:11 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 712
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 1:58 PM, is deepest at 3:08 PM and ends at 4:17 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.8° / 311.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 20m / -17.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 303.17° / 1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.79° / -1.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.88° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.