The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 27, 2106
Waning Crescent
19.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:43 AM
5:05 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.2%
- Age
- 25.6 days
- Distance
- 368,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2269
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 308.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.5° / 237.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 45m / 16.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.82° / 0.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.82° / -0.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.32° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.