The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 27, 1987
Waxing Crescent
3.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:54 AM
10:09 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.0%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 799
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 | 19.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.7° / 107.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 49m / 16.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.83° / 3.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.99° / -4.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.55° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.