The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 28, 1915
Waning Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 PM
6:27 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -93
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 201.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.3° / 293.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 58m / -22.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 297.03° / -1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.57° / 2.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -16.10° / 1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.