The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 27, 2143
Waning Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 36°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:04 PM
7:19 AM
36°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2728
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 | 189.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -49.9° / 304.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 00m / -11.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.89° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.15° / -6.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.83° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 46.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.