The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 27, 2046
Waning Crescent
35.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:43 AM
3:56 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.3%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 394,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1528
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 | 287.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 107.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.0° / 266.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 13m / 23.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.13° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.34° / -6.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.89° / -0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.