The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 28, 2056
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:27 PM
7:17 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 15.4 days
- Distance
- 371,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1651
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 | 196.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.3° / 284.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 46m / -21.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 294.42° / -0.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.74° / 0.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.38° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.