The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 27, 1982
First Quarter
49.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:54 PM
12:42 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.1%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 737
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.2° / 82.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 11m / -7.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 213.15° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.63° / -6.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.74° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.