The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 30, 2198
Waning Crescent
13.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:07 AM
5:59 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.0%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 405,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3407
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 30, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 317.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.8° / 229.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 39m / 20.40° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.15° / 0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.70° / -0.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.74° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.