The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 27, 1962
Waning Crescent
21.3% 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
3:04 AM
4:37 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.3%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 488
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 | 305.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.0° / 232.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 40m / 10.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.79° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.71° / 7.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.90° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.2° |
| 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.