The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, July 27, 2180
Waxing Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:47 AM
11:21 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3186
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 | 61.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.7° / 99.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 19m / -6.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 186.85° / -3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.40° / 5.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 115.02° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.