The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 27, 2177
Waxing Crescent
2.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:30 AM
10:26 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.7%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 358,500 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3148
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 2.0° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 27, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.1° / 103.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 50m / 20.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.54° / -0.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.48° / 0.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.84° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.