The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 29, 2003
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:39 AM
9:28 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 396,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 995
Events on this date
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Mercury, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.7° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jun 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 358.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.5° / 118.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 28m / 26.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.24° / 3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.98° / -3.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 177.06° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 164.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.