The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, July 27, 2178
Waxing Gibbous
96.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:35 PM
4:27 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.3%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3161
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 | 157.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.1° / 356.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 55m / -21.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.63° / 0.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.27° / -0.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.55° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.