The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 30, 2102
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:27 PM
5:39 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 358,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2220
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.0° / 300.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 34m / -25.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.68° / -2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.52° / 3.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.39° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 203.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.