The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 27, 1949
Waxing Crescent
2.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:53 AM
10:45 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 328
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.7° / 98.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 36m / 26.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.38° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.09° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 159.58° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.