The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 27, 2170
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 PM
5:06 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 380,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3061
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 | 170.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 9.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.6° / 320.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 44m / -24.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.34° / -1.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.53° / 2.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.59° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.