The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 28, 1941
Waxing Crescent
15.2% 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
9:57 AM
11:37 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.2%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 229
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 | 45.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 93.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 35m / 11.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.26° / -2.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.58° / 3.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.68° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.