The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Waning Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:24 AM
7:46 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 389,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1094
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 | 339.31° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.1° / 175.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 03m / 23.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.90° / 0.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / -0.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.25° / -0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.