The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 27, 2126
First Quarter
47.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:31 PM
12:53 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.6%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2517
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 | 87.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.9° / 79.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 09m / -2.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.95° / -1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.18° / 2.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.02° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.