The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 30, 2098
Waxing Crescent
3.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:32 AM
11:04 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.9%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 359,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2171
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,600 km.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 6.0° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.7° / 95.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 21m / 24.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 121.80° / 4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.09° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.00° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.