The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 27, 2096
First Quarter
51.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:44 PM
1:33 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.1%
- Age
- 7.3 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2146
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.2° / 72.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 37m / 0.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 188.22° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.01° / -5.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.80° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.