The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 16, 2027
Waxing Gibbous
94.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 PM
3:49 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.5%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 395,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1292
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 153.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.8° / 21.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 40m / -24.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 238.50° / -4.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.24° / 6.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.81° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.