The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 27, 2142
Waxing Crescent
21.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 AM
11:50 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.7%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 365,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2715
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 55.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.7° / 92.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 06m / 6.20° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.21° / -5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.55° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.31° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.