The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 28, 1956
Waning Gibbous
75.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:57 PM
11:11 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.6%
- Age
- 19.8 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 414
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 | 239.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.1° / 271.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 24m / -4.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 336.08° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.02° / -6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -64.22° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.