The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 27, 2078
Waning Gibbous
91.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 PM
9:11 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.0%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1924
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 | 214.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.7° / 280.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 53m / -12.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 339.83° / -4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.48° / 6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.44° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.