The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 28, 2105
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:47 PM
7:10 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 397,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2257
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 | 192.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.1° / 293.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 22m / -18.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.39° / 3.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.09° / -4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.01° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.