The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 30, 2104
First Quarter
52.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 PM
12:47 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.2%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2245
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Jun 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -23.6° / 82.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 34m / -9.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 191.45° / -5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.40° / 6.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.99° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.