The Moon on this date

Moon on Saturday, July 10, 2027

First Quarter

48.9% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
37°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
48.9%
Age
6.5 days
Distance
380,500 km
Apparent size
31.4′
Constellation
Virgo
Lunation number
1293

Events on this date

  1. First Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.

Exact values

For Jul 10, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun88.62°
Phase angle91.23°
Illuminated fraction48.93%
Altitude / azimuth-21.4° / 86.8°
Right ascension / declination12h 55m / -11.01°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude196.82° / -4.77°
Libration in longitude / latitude7.96° / 6.41°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude98.40° / 0.64°
Position angle of the axis22.1°
Position angle of the bright limb292.8°
Apparent magnitude-10.1

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

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