The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 15, 2027
Waxing Gibbous
91.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 PM
3:14 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.9%
- Age
- 11.5 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1293
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
21° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jul 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 147.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -74.3° / 39.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 16m / -27.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.14° / -4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.83° / 5.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.35° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.