The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Waning Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 AM
6:51 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 393,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1094
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.9° / 212.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 07m / 22.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.20° / 1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.64° / -2.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.00° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.