The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 27, 2101
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:41 AM
9:42 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 393,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2209
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.8° / 113.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 32m / 14.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 140.51° / -0.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.23° / 0.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.17° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.