The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 27, 2161
Waxing Crescent
20.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 AM
11:45 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.2%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2950
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 368,400 km.
Exact values
For Jun 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 53.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.5° / 93.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 59m / 6.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.58° / -5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.29° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 125.49° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.