The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Waxing Gibbous
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:40 PM
5:45 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1181
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.6° / 317.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 00m / -20.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.06° / 3.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.38° / -3.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 8.40° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.