The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 16, 1927
Waning Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:35 PM
7:02 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 16.8 days
- Distance
- 383,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 55
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 195.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.9° / 282.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 46m / -24.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.46° / -1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.63° / 1.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.01° / -0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 90.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.