The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 27, 2005
Last Quarter
55.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:03 AM
1:41 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.1%
- Age
- 21.2 days
- Distance
- 381,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1021
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 264.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 84.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.6° / 270.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 46m / 12.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 28.95° / 1.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.75° / -1.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -76.45° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.