The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 29, 1973
Waning Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:56 AM
8:33 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 624
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,800 km.
Exact values
For Jun 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.6° / 145.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 43m / 24.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.13° / 1.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.37° / -1.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.89° / -0.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 92.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.