The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 29, 2102
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 PM
4:29 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 360,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2220
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 164.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -75.4° / 333.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 27m / -26.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.58° / -3.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.20° / 4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.80° / 0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 260.4° |
| 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.