The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 28, 1946
Waning Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:21 AM
8:56 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 359,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 290
Events on this date
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
Exact values
For Jun 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 352.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.9° / 134.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 57m / 24.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.27° / 0.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.62° / -0.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.51° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.