The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:00 AM
8:42 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1231
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 | 348.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.0° / 138.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 42m / 25.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.75° / 4.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.67° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.91° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 119.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.