The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 29, 1979
Waxing Crescent
23.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 AM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.2%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 699
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,000 km.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 57.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.0° / 87.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 26m / 9.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.80° / -0.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.48° / 0.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.05° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.