The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 28, 2140
Waxing Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 PM
4:19 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 399,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2690
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 160.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -75.5° / 351.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 06m / -25.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.90° / -2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.03° / 3.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 16.37° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.