The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 28, 2199
Waxing Crescent
22.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:57 AM
11:51 PM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.4%
- Age
- 5.1 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 3420
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
22° 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 | 56.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.7° / 92.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 14m / 5.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 153.41° / -4.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.87° / 6.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.87° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.