The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 27, 2034
Waxing Gibbous
87.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:56 PM
3:19 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.1%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1380
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 138.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.4° / 44.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 30m / -18.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.80° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.66° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 38.92° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.