The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 27, 2002
Waning Gibbous
91.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:38 PM
8:32 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.7%
- Age
- 16.7 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 983
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 213.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -36.7° / 270.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 51m / -21.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 309.25° / -4.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.77° / 5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -28.80° / 0.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.