The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 27, 2012
Waxing Gibbous
64.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
3:45 PM
12:57 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 64.8%
- Age
- 8.5 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1108
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 | 107.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 72.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 64.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.5° / 81.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 18m / -19.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 232.10° / -0.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.52° / 1.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 71.52° / -1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.