The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 27, 1912
Waxing Gibbous
96.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 PM
3:07 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.7%
- Age
- 12.4 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -130
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 | 159.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.4° / 46.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 52m / -26.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.90° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.29° / 5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.85° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 265.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.