The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 30, 2066
First Quarter
49.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 40°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:50 PM
12:36 AM
40°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.2%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1775
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.4° / 83.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 22m / -8.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 188.19° / -5.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.63° / 7.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 83.39° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.