The Moon on this date

Moon on Thursday, June 27, 1907

Waning Gibbous

95.1% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
28°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
95.1%
Age
16.7 days
Distance
359,600 km
Apparent size
33.2′
Constellation
Capricornus
Lunation number
-192

Events on this date

  1. Mercury at greatest elongation

    25° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.

Exact values

For Jun 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun205.75°
Phase angle25.70°
Illuminated fraction95.06%
Altitude / azimuth-53.9° / 291.1°
Right ascension / declination20h 12m / -20.67°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude300.62° / -0.66°
Libration in longitude / latitude2.62° / 1.10°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-22.52° / -0.49°
Position angle of the axis346.1°
Position angle of the bright limb79.6°
Apparent magnitude-12.2

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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