The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 27, 2120
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:23 AM
10:32 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 405,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2443
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.4° / 101.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 49m / 22.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 114.95° / 1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.31° / -1.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.04° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.