The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, July 27, 2174
Waning Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:56 AM
8:36 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 397,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3111
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.2° / 140.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 39m / 25.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.21° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.88° / -5.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.66° / 1.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 117.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.