The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 28, 1938
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:03 AM
9:43 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 192
Events on this date
-
Mars, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 5.4° of each other in the sky.
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.1° / 115.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 14m / 18.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.50° / -4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.51° / 5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.82° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 297.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.