The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 27, 2053
Waxing Gibbous
91.7% 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
6:34 PM
3:55 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.7%
- Age
- 11.9 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1615
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 | 146.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.7° / 26.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 07m / -18.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.78° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.05° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 35.13° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.