The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 29, 1906
First Quarter
51.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:42 PM
12:28 AM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.4%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -204
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -8.1° / 82.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 38m / 0.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 188.45° / 4.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.13° / -5.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.45° / -0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.