The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 27, 2071
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:12 AM
9:11 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1838
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.31° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.1° / 123.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 00m / 13.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 133.73° / -3.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.84° / 5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.23° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 309.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.