The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, July 27, 2199
Waxing Crescent
18.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:49 AM
10:53 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.3%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 394,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3421
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jul 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.0° / 103.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 36m / -1.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.22° / -3.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.12° / 5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.44° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.