The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 27, 2126
Waxing Gibbous
56.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:47 PM
12:47 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.7%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2518
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 97.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.5° / 82.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 42m / -13.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 222.12° / 2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.86° / -2.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.37° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.8° |
| 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.