The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 23, 1927
Waning Crescent
36.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:22 AM
2:56 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.1%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 368,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 55
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 286.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.6° / 243.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 12m / 2.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 17.55° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.96° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -106.47° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.