The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 27, 1997
Last Quarter
48.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:18 AM
1:50 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.6%
- Age
- 22.4 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 921
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jun 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 271.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.2° / 254.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 31m / 1.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 7.82° / -1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.30° / 1.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -88.43° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.