The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 28, 1908
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:57 AM
8:18 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 0.0 days
- Distance
- 399,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -179
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. From Columbus, 56% of the Sun is covered at 10:57 AM.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jun 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 0.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 179.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.00% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.5° / 152.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 30m / 23.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.77° / 0.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.72° / 0.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -176.63° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.