The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 29, 2006
Waxing Crescent
15.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:48 AM
11:58 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.4%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 401,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1033
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 | 46.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.8° / 88.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 49m / 16.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.89° / 2.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.00° / -3.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 135.91° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.