The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 27, 1928
Waxing Gibbous
75.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:14 PM
2:41 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.1%
- Age
- 9.8 days
- Distance
- 404,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 68
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 120.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.7° / 59.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 18m / -10.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 215.79° / 2.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.36° / -3.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 62.53° / 0.72° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.