The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 15, 2028
Last Quarter
45.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:23 AM
2:07 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.6%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 402,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1304
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 275.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 255.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 54m / 4.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 0.34° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.34° / -5.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.60° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.