The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 28, 2102
Waxing Gibbous
93.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:24 PM
3:32 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.7%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 363,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2220
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 | 151.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -74.4° / 28.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 21m / -25.76° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.70° / -4.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.67° / 5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 23.99° / 0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.