The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 29, 2002
Waning Gibbous
77.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:10 AM
10:38 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.7%
- Age
- 18.7 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 983
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 236.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 56.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.8° / 262.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 31m / -14.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 334.07° / -5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.13° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -53.20° / 0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.