The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 27, 2003
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 AM
8:12 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 392,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 996
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 | 340.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.6° / 162.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 06m / 26.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.89° / 3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.47° / -4.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.11° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.