The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 30, 2049
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:35 AM
9:19 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1565
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 5.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.4° / 120.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 01m / 19.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.39° / -3.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.26° / 4.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.87° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.