The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 27, 1998
Waxing Crescent
16.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:27 AM
11:15 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.6%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 399,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 935
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 | 47.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.3° / 98.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 35m / 4.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.34° / 1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.87° / -2.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.07° / -0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.