The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 28, 2071
Waxing Crescent
1.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:16 AM
9:48 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.4%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 357,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1837
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,700 km.
Exact values
For Jun 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 12.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.1° / 114.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 24m / 17.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.02° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.19° / 6.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.65° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 298.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.