The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 27, 1994
Waning Gibbous
76.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:14 PM
11:29 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.2%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 397,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 885
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 | 238.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.7° / 280.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 04m / 4.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.82° / 3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.47° / -4.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -54.03° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 64.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.