The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, June 29, 1931

Full Moon Strawberry Moon

99.7% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
21°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
99.7%
Age
13.5 days
Distance
384,400 km
Apparent size
31.1′
Constellation
Sagittarius
Lunation number
105

Events on this date

  1. Mercury behind the Sun

    On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.

  2. Full Moon Strawberry Moon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

Exact values

For Jun 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun175.51°
Phase angle6.67°
Illuminated fraction99.66%
Altitude / azimuth-70.7° / 300.7°
Right ascension / declination18h 11m / -28.39°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude272.45° / -4.96°
Libration in longitude / latitude4.64° / 6.70°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude9.37° / 1.56°
Position angle of the axis358.8°
Position angle of the bright limb221.6°
Apparent magnitude-12.5

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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