The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 30, 1973
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:08 AM
9:26 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 625
Events on this date
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. Not visible from Columbus.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jun 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 177.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.05% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.1° / 119.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 49m / 22.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.28° / -0.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.80° / 0.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.86° / -0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.