The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 29, 1971
Waxing Crescent
39.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:47 PM
12:27 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.8%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 600
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 | 78.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.0° / 84.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 38m / -1.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.37° / -3.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.44° / 4.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.42° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.