The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 30, 2142
First Quarter
53.8% 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
2:17 PM
12:52 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.8%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 380,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2715
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.
Exact values
For Jun 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.2° / 81.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 42m / -9.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 193.16° / -4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.97° / 5.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.62° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.