The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 27, 2076
Waning Crescent
12.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:32 AM
5:52 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.6%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 390,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1898
Events on this date
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
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Mars and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.4° / 222.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 35m / 16.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 55.47° / -2.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.71° / 3.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.52° / 0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.