The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 27, 2079
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:13 AM
8:09 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 358,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1935
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 76.2° / 173.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 59m / 26.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.31° / 3.72° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.44° / -4.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.42° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.