The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 27, 2017
Waxing Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 372,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1169
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 | 48.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.5° / 89.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 49m / 13.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.99° / -0.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.71° / 0.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.92° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.