The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 28, 1995
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 AM
9:21 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 897
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 | 6.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.1° / 120.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 56m / 18.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.44° / -4.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.05° / 6.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.64° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 310.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.