The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 21, 2028
Waning Crescent
1.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:39 AM
8:26 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.6%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 377,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1304
Events on this date
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Mars, Mercury, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 21, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 345.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 165.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 74.3° / 153.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 00m / 25.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 76.60° / 3.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.14° / -3.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.04° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.