The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 28, 2026
Waxing Gibbous
98.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:34 PM
4:29 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.2%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1280
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Jun 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 165.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -76.5° / 329.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 26m / -27.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.42° / -4.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.23° / 6.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 14.78° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.