The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 28, 1942
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:13 PM
6:21 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.8 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 241
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 182.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -59.6° / 305.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 36m / -18.90° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 278.60° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.16° / -5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.82° / -1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 22.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.