The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 27, 2105
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:09 PM
6:12 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2257
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.4° / 305.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 30m / -20.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.09° / 2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.04° / -3.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -4.82° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 16.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.