The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 30, 2159
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:12 PM
5:53 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 406,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2925
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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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 11:56 AM, is deepest at 1:54 PM and ends at 3:51 PM. Totality lasts from 1:02 PM to 2:45 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Jun 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 0.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.6° / 303.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 35m / -23.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.92° / -0.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.72° / 0.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.39° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 244.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.