The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 28, 2000
Waning Crescent
14.2% 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
3:31 AM
5:36 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 958
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 3.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.3° / 222.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 29m / 14.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.33° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.09° / 6.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.76° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.