The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 28, 2010
Waning Gibbous
95.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:36 PM
8:05 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.4%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1082
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 204.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.4° / 282.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 14m / -18.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.58° / 1.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.63° / -2.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -22.38° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.