The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 27, 2129
Waxing Gibbous
81.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:19 PM
2:42 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 81.5%
- Age
- 11.3 days
- Distance
- 370,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2555
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
27° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 129.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 51.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 81.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.6° / 57.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 52m / -17.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.82° / 4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.05° / -5.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 44.32° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.