The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 29, 2170
Waning Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:34 PM
6:55 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3061
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
25° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jun 29, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 194.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.6° / 281.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 41m / -25.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.70° / -3.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.16° / 4.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -9.79° / 0.83° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.4° |
| 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.