The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 30, 1943
Waning Crescent
3.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:50 AM
7:27 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.4%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 400,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 253
Events on this date
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Mercury and Saturn close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.1° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.1° / 175.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 06m / 18.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.25° / -4.45° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.44° / 6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.83° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.