The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 27, 2001
First Quarter
52.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:18 PM
12:49 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.8%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 972
Events on this date
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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 | 93.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.4° / 81.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 27m / -9.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.74° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.04° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.95° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.