The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 27, 1991
Waning Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 PM
7:13 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 848
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 | 189.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.1° / 300.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 03m / -14.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 314.05° / 2.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.72° / -2.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.07° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 61.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.