The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, July 27, 2173
Waning Gibbous
89.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 PM
9:34 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.3%
- Age
- 17.6 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3099
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 218.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.6° / 281.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 02m / -8.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 343.35° / -2.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.35° / 2.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.01° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.