The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 27, 2022
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 AM
8:18 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1230
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.4° / 157.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 17m / 25.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.20° / 2.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.93° / -3.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.24° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.