The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 27, 2171
Waning Crescent
27.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:27 AM
3:59 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.7%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3073
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
Exact values
For Jun 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 296.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.5° / 243.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 04m / 10.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.62° / -1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.08° / 2.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -114.87° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.