The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 27, 1964
Waning Gibbous
93.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:17 PM
8:12 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.8%
- Age
- 17.5 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 513
Events on this date
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 208.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -40.5° / 274.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 32m / -21.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.86° / -2.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.35° / 3.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.42° / 0.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.