The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 28, 1969
Waxing Gibbous
97.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:32 PM
4:15 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.7%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 575
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 | 163.23° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -77.5° / 338.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 15m / -28.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.00° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.84° / 6.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.96° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 257.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.