The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 29, 1997
Waning Crescent
27.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:30 AM
4:02 PM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.0%
- Age
- 24.4 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 921
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 297.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 42.7° / 241.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 17m / 10.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 35.49° / -3.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.82° / 4.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.88° / -1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.