The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 28, 2041
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:51 AM
9:48 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 396,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1466
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
Venus and Mars close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 2.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.2° / 111.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 43m / 27.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.60° / 4.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.24° / -5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.32° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 217.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.