The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 28, 2006
Waxing Crescent
9.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:44 AM
11:33 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.1%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1033
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 5.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Mars 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 | 34.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.9° / 90.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 01m / 20.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 131.76° / 3.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.97° / -4.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.15° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.