The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 27, 1940
Last Quarter
51.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:03 AM
1:38 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.0%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 216
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,000 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jun 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 268.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.3° / 258.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 16m / 2.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.81° / 1.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.17° / -1.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.23° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.