The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 29, 2056
Waning Gibbous
93.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:12 PM
8:22 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.5%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1651
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 209.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.9° / 276.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 44m / -19.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.27° / -1.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.23° / 2.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -23.58° / -0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.