The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 29, 2009
First Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:06 PM
12:49 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 383,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1070
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.3° / 81.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 30m / -8.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.36° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.05° / 6.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.81° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.