The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 30, 1927
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:15 AM
10:36 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.4 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 56
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.8° / 101.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 50m / 23.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.19° / 2.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.68° / -2.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.80° / 0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.