The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 27, 2016
Last Quarter
51.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 AM
1:33 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 22.5 days
- Distance
- 371,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1156
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 | 268.74° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 16.3° / 255.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 22m / 0.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.16° / -1.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.58° / 2.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -92.23° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.