The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 28, 2046
Waning Crescent
29.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
1:45 AM
4:04 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.4%
- Age
- 24.0 days
- Distance
- 398,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1527
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 294.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.4° / 253.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 51m / 16.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 31.77° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.62° / -6.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.45° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.