The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 27, 1973
Waning Crescent
11.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:02 AM
6:20 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 624
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 | 320.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.6° / 229.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 32m / 22.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.12° / 3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.46° / -4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.38° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.