The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 28, 2124
Waning Gibbous
97.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 PM
7:48 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.0%
- Age
- 16.3 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2492
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
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Mercury at greatest elongation
25° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jun 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 199.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -45.7° / 288.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 52m / -16.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.81° / 4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.92° / -5.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.79° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.7° |
| 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.