The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 30, 1981
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:04 AM
8:00 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 362,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 723
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.8° / 160.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 20.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.27° / -3.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.17° / 4.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.47° / -0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.