The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 27, 2140
Waxing Gibbous
94.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:27 PM
3:59 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.8%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2691
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 153.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.9° / 10.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 38m / -23.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.63° / -0.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.42° / 1.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.91° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.