The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 27, 1956
Waning Gibbous
83.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 PM
10:13 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 83.3%
- Age
- 18.8 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 414
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 | 228.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 48.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 83.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.7° / 274.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 39m / -8.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 324.05° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -52.01° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.