The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 28, 2081
Waning Gibbous
56.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:48 AM
1:05 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 56.9%
- Age
- 21.3 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1960
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 262.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 82.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 56.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.3° / 260.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 58m / 0.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 359.90° / 1.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.78° / -1.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -84.99° / 1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.