The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 27, 2060
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:10 AM
9:15 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1700
Events on this date
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Jupiter and Neptune close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jun 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.7° / 125.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 04m / 27.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.79° / 4.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.30° / -5.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.88° / 1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 124.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.