The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 30, 1979
Waxing Crescent
31.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 AM
12:15 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.6%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 699
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.1° / 83.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 11m / 5.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 166.59° / 0.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.88° / -0.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 108.82° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.