The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 28, 2132
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:25 PM
5:53 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.0 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2591
Events on this date
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Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 10:17 AM, is deepest at 11:40 AM and ends at 1:03 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 180.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.8° / 300.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 32m / -24.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.37° / -1.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.53° / 1.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -2.21° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 187.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.