The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 27, 2112
Waxing Crescent
13.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 AM
11:12 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.1%
- Age
- 3.8 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2345
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,700 km.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 42.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.5° / 97.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 19m / 9.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.97° / 4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.36° / -5.60° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.67° / 0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.