The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 27, 2102
Waxing Gibbous
91.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 PM
3:14 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.8%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2221
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 | 146.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.6° / 36.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 04m / -26.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 271.00° / -2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.49° / 3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 29.53° / -0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.