The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 21, 2027
Waning Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:27 PM
9:07 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 404,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1293
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.7° / 285.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 11m / -9.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.37° / 1.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.00° / -2.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.83° / 0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.9° |
| 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.