The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 29, 2074
Waxing Crescent
24.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:00 AM
12:03 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.7%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 383,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1874
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 59.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.0° / 84.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 42m / 11.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.71° / 2.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.40° / -3.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.26° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.