The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 29, 1927
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
9:46 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.4 days
- Distance
- 380,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 56
Events on this date
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jun 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 4.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.3° / 113.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 52m / 24.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.86° / 1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.39° / -1.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.95° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.