The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 20, 2027
Waning Gibbous
96.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:05 PM
8:06 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.4%
- Age
- 16.5 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1293
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 201.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.3° / 288.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 27m / -14.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.53° / 0.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.52° / -0.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.63° / 0.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.7° |
| 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.