The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 28, 2078
Waning Gibbous
88.9% 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
11:55 PM
9:01 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.9%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 383,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1923
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 | 218.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 39.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.6° / 268.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 21m / -20.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 316.20° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.05° / 6.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -44.00° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.