The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 29, 2163
Waning Crescent
3.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 AM
7:23 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.7%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2974
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Jun 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.4° / 177.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 02m / 18.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.20° / -3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.19° / 5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.01° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.