The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 27, 2020
First Quarter
51.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:13 PM
12:43 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.8%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1207
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -24.6° / 82.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 24m / -9.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 216.97° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.10° / -4.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.14° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.