The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 28, 2079
New Moon
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:09 AM
9:20 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 28.9 days
- Distance
- 358,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1935
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,100 km.
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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.
Exact values
For Jun 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 354.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.7° / 123.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 07m / 27.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.51° / 4.49° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.85° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -173.68° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 128.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.