The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 27, 2104
Waxing Crescent
27.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 AM
11:15 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.3%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2246
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 | 62.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 0.5° / 100.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 20m / -7.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 187.50° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.77° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.01° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.