The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 29, 2042
Waxing Gibbous
86.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
5:57 PM
2:57 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.1%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 396,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1478
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 136.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.7° / 54.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 25m / -21.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.17° / -2.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.76° / 3.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.74° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.