The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 27, 1906
Waxing Crescent
30.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:32 AM
11:56 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.1%
- Age
- 5.7 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -204
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 66.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.2° / 90.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 56m / 9.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.49° / 2.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.76° / -3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.90° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.