The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 28, 2027
Waning Crescent
29.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:03 AM
4:38 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.4%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1293
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 294.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.9° / 263.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 46m / 25.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 59.90° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.51° / -6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.34° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.