The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 27, 2109
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:14 AM
8:35 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.3 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2307
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.6° / 136.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 13m / 16.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.92° / -3.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.39° / 4.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.86° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 44.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.