The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 27, 2061
Waxing Gibbous
79.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 PM
1:51 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.7%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1714
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 | 126.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.3° / 74.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 37m / -26.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 251.55° / -4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.57° / 5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 53.73° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.