The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 28, 1962
Waning Crescent
12.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:40 AM
5:44 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.9%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 375,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 488
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 137.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.4° / 219.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 34m / 14.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.73° / -5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.71° / 6.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.14° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.