The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 27, 2107
Waxing Gibbous
57.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:49 PM
12:47 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.0%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 384,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2283
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 97.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.90° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.0° / 82.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 40m / -13.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.07° / 1.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.00° / -1.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.17° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.