The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 29, 2186
Waxing Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 PM
4:36 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 402,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3259
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
45° 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 | 156.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.2° / 3.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 55m / -19.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.64° / 3.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.95° / -4.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.40° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.