The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 27, 2001
First Quarter
44.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:04 PM
1:18 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.8%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 371,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 971
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.7° / 73.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 08m / 4.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.90° / 5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.50° / -6.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 100.62° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.