The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 28, 1931
Waxing Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:26 PM
4:19 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 12.5 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 105
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 163.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -77.2° / 340.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 11m / -27.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.06° / -4.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.59° / 6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.57° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.4° |
| 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.