The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 18, 2027
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 PM
6:04 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1293
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 11:50 AM, is deepest at 12:02 PM and ends at 12:15 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Jul 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.7° / 302.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 53m / -22.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 295.94° / -1.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.58° / 2.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.76° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 177.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.