The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 27, 2068
Waning Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 AM
7:24 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 382,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1799
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.0° / 185.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 47m / 21.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.94° / -1.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.74° / 1.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.20° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.