The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 29, 2159
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 PM
4:58 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2925
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Jun 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 168.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.2° / 325.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 43m / -24.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.12° / -1.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.85° / 1.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.59° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.