The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 27, 1922
Waxing Crescent
8.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
10:57 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 368,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -6
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Venus gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.1° / 100.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 38m / 14.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.08° / -4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.47° / 5.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 144.73° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.