The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 27, 2128
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 AM
8:53 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2541
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jun 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.01° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.8° / 130.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 23m / 18.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.38° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.06° / 6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -179.29° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 10.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.