The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 27, 2006
Waxing Crescent
5.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 AM
10:23 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.8%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1034
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.7° / 105.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 20m / 12.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.19° / 2.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.25° / -2.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 153.74° / 1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.