The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 28, 1922
Waxing Crescent
15.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:01 AM
11:38 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.6%
- Age
- 3.5 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -6
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,600 km.
Exact values
For Jun 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 46.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 133.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.58% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.8° / 93.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 35m / 10.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.45° / -3.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.15° / 4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.48° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.