The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 29, 2068
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 AM
9:02 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 389,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1800
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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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.
Exact values
For Jun 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.8° / 126.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 39m / 19.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.16° / -3.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.95° / 4.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.70° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 352.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.