The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 27, 2002
Waning Gibbous
89.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:05 PM
9:26 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.4%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 984
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 | 217.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.2° / 278.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 02m / -11.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 342.17° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.41° / 6.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.45° / 1.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.