The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, July 27, 2074
Waxing Crescent
13.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:58 AM
11:12 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.5%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 379,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1875
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 98.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 22m / 8.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 167.96° / 3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.13° / -4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.06° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.