The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 27, 2120
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:19 AM
9:52 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2444
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.3° / 111.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 56m / 11.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.31° / -1.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.61° / 2.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.36° / 0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.