The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 27, 2106
Waning Crescent
13.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:05 AM
6:02 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.2%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 362,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2270
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 | 317.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.0° / 227.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 26m / 20.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 81.93° / -3.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.86° / 4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.99° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.