The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 27, 2077
First Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:39 PM
12:23 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1912
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.4° / 86.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 57m / -8.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 210.26° / 2.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.04° / -3.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.94° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.0° |
| 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.