The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 29, 1995
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:43 AM
9:59 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 897
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
22° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jun 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 18.00° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.8° / 110.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 46m / 16.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.45° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.03° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.39° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 295.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.