The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 27, 2158
Waxing Crescent
5.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:38 AM
9:55 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.0%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 381,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2914
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 | 25.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.6° / 111.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 06m / 8.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 150.43° / -2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.33° / 3.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.96° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.