The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 15, 1927
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:37 PM
6:12 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.8 days
- Distance
- 387,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 55
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 2:42 AM, is deepest at 4:24 AM and ends at 6:06 AM. Totality lasts from 4:13 AM to 4:34 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 183.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.9° / 297.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 49m / -23.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.37° / 0.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.33° / 0.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -8.82° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.