The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 29, 2117
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:17 AM
9:27 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 380,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 2405
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jun 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.5° / 119.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 19m / 28.31° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.14° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / -6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 178.70° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 145.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.