The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 27, 2118
Waxing Gibbous
69.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 PM
1:01 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 69.6%
- Age
- 8.9 days
- Distance
- 368,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2419
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 113.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 66.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 69.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.3° / 83.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 36m / -24.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.44° / -4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.45° / 6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 66.76° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.