The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 27, 2073
Last Quarter
45.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 AM
2:26 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.5%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 402,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1862
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.1° / 260.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 39m / 10.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.55° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.72° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.05° / -0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.