The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 29, 1959
Waning Crescent
33.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:02 AM
3:21 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 33.6%
- Age
- 23.2 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 451
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 289.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 109.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 33.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.9° / 248.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 40m / 8.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 26.45° / -1.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.16° / 2.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -105.25° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.