The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 28, 1970
Waning Crescent
24.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:07 AM
4:40 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.1%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 587
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 | 301.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 121.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.4° / 249.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 16m / 18.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 38.01° / 4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.22° / -5.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -115.48° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.