The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 28, 2180
Waxing Crescent
28.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
11:42 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.9%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 380,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 3185
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
46° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
Exact values
For Jun 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 64.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 2.6° / 89.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 48m / 2.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.54° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.66° / 6.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.44° / -1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.