The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 30, 2022
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:06 AM
10:42 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1231
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.0° / 98.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 55m / 25.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.71° / 4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.62° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.00° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.