The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 28, 1919
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 AM
9:43 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 367,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -43
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.60° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.8° / 114.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 11m / 18.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 106.70° / -3.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.87° / 5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.62° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 296.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.