The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 27, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 PM
4:10 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1281
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 | 158.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -76.6° / 351.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 58m / -26.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.05° / -3.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.19° / 5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 20.32° / 0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.