The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 30, 1901
Waxing Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:59 PM
4:01 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 396,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -266
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 165.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.9° / 19.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 32m / -20.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.49° / 2.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.98° / -3.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.61° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.