The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 28, 2082
Waxing Crescent
6.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:24 AM
11:10 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.8%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 378,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1973
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 30.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.5° / 95.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 42m / 20.08° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.64° / 1.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.79° / -2.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.18° / 1.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.