The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 29, 2060
Waxing Crescent
3.1% 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
7:18 AM
10:56 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1701
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mars, and Neptune gathered
All within 1.7° of each other in the sky.
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.4° / 96.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 07m / 25.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 118.45° / 5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.03° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.62° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.