The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 27, 2068
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:03 AM
7:40 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 393,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1800
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 | 342.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.5° / 164.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 17m / 18.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.25° / -3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.92° / 5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.87° / -1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.