The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 29, 1924
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:26 AM
6:50 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 18
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Jun 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 331.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.1° / 194.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 34m / 16.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 69.46° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.69° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.01° / -1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.