The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 27, 2063
Waxing Crescent
5.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 AM
10:14 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.5%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1739
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 27.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.5° / 107.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 15m / 11.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.77° / 0.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.44° / -0.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 154.55° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.