The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 28, 2115
First Quarter
45.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:13 PM
1:18 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.9%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 381,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2381
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.16° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.5° / 74.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 13m / 3.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 181.67° / 4.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.51° / -4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 102.24° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.