The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 28, 1949
Waxing Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:04 AM
11:24 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 2.2 days
- Distance
- 375,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 328
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
22° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jun 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.3° / 91.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 35m / 23.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.20° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.25° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.33° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.