The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 23, 2028
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:46 AM
10:08 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1305
Events on this date
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Mars and Uranus close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Uranus close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 23, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.6° / 107.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 03m / 23.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.50° / 0.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.22° / -0.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.45° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.