The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 27, 1917
First Quarter
50.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 41°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
12:50 PM
41°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.5%
- Age
- 8.2 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -68
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.5° / 91.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 13m / -7.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 185.84° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.13° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 84.46° / 0.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.