The Moon on this date

Moon on Thursday, June 27, 2097

Waning Gibbous

92.5% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
25°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
92.5%
Age
17.6 days
Distance
402,700 km
Apparent size
29.7′
Constellation
Capricornus
Lunation number
2158

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Mars close together

    They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Jun 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun211.56°
Phase angle31.84°
Illuminated fraction92.48%
Altitude / azimuth-38.5° / 270.5°
Right ascension / declination20h 49m / -23.05°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude308.39° / -5.07°
Libration in longitude / latitude-4.78° / 6.86°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-35.59° / 1.33°
Position angle of the axis344.6°
Position angle of the bright limb83.4°
Apparent magnitude-11.7

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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