The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 27, 1943
Waning Crescent
21.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 AM
4:32 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.8%
- Age
- 24.7 days
- Distance
- 390,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 253
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
45° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jun 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.5° / 233.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 36m / 9.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.76° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.86° / 7.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.09° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.