The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 27, 2008
Waning Crescent
29.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:04 AM
4:41 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.0%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 367,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1058
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 | 295.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.4° / 263.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 47m / 25.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.05° / 5.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.20° / -6.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.54° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.