The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 28, 2003
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 AM
8:33 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 399,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 995
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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Mercury, Moon, and Venus gathered
All within 5.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.0° / 147.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 33m / 25.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.95° / 2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.26° / -2.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.69° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.