The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 27, 2023
Waxing Gibbous
67.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:09 PM
1:10 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 67.9%
- Age
- 9.9 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1244
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 | 110.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 67.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.4° / 81.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 30m / -21.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 235.31° / -2.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.07° / 3.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 61.31° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.9° |
| 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.