The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 30, 1952
First Quarter
51.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:59 PM
12:52 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.3%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 394,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 365
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 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.1° / 81.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 31m / -7.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.12° / -3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.02° / 5.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 81.77° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.