The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 29, 1998
Waxing Crescent
30.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:42 AM
12:14 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.3%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 934
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 | 66.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.34% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.7° / 83.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 04m / 7.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.42° / 1.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.94° / -1.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.26° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.