The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 30, 1988
Waning Gibbous
98.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:24 PM
6:33 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 365,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 810
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.6° / 283.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 32m / -26.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 290.53° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.20° / 5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.22° / 1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 102.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.