The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 27, 1981
Waning Crescent
23.0% 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
2:57 AM
4:26 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.0%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 723
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 | 303.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.2° / 234.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 33m / 9.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.91° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.39° / 7.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.72° / -0.68° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.