The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 28, 1930
Waxing Crescent
6.6% 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
8:07 AM
11:29 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 93
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.7° / 91.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 37m / 23.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.57° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.33° / -6.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 151.14° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.