The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, July 27, 2188
Waxing Crescent
15.0% 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
10:09 AM
11:23 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.0%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 367,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3285
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,000 km.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 45.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.4° / 96.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 34m / 8.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.78° / 5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.00° / -6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.66° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.