The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 29, 2072
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 PM
5:38 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 13.3 days
- Distance
- 393,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1849
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 171.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.6° / 325.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 59m / -18.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.87° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.59° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.61° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.