The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 29, 1972
Waning Gibbous
91.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:04 PM
8:51 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.6%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 386,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 612
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 | 213.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 33.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -34.1° / 277.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 55m / -15.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 311.78° / 1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.26° / -1.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.21° / 0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.