The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 27, 1971
Waxing Crescent
22.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:48 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.2%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 600
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 | 56.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.3° / 88.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 12m / 9.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.46° / -1.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.91° / 2.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.89° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.