The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 29, 2017
Waxing Crescent
36.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:17 PM
12:36 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.2%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 385,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1169
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 | 73.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.4° / 80.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 34m / 5.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.92° / 2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.24° / -2.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.44° / -1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.