The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 27, 2042
Waxing Gibbous
73.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 PM
1:25 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.0%
- Age
- 10.4 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1479
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 117.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.7° / 79.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 57m / -23.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.12° / -3.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.56° / 4.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 57.51° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.