The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 28, 2077
First Quarter
52.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:52 PM
1:37 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.5%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1911
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.6° / 72.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 45m / -0.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 190.31° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.90° / -5.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.37° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.