The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 27, 2031
First Quarter
52.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:29 PM
12:16 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.6%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1343
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -27.2° / 88.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 17m / -15.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 217.25° / -1.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.25° / 2.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 79.93° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.