The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 27, 2073
Last Quarter
48.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:33 AM
1:48 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1861
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Jun 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 272.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.0° / 252.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 38m / 0.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 8.81° / -3.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.27° / 5.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -91.39° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.