The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 28, 2072
Waxing Gibbous
96.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:27 PM
4:51 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.6%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1849
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 159.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 21.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.0° / 355.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 06m / -17.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.09° / 5.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.13° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.80° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.