The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 29, 2101
Waxing Crescent
8.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:45 AM
11:12 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.3%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2208
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 33.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.2° / 95.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 55m / 18.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.17° / 0.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.49° / -0.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.36° / 1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.