The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 27, 2063
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
10:39 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1738
Events on this date
-
Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 6.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.8° / 99.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 42m / 24.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.00° / 3.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.16° / -4.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.23° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.