The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 28, 2143
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:57 PM
7:31 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 15.3 days
- Distance
- 395,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2727
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 | 196.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -48.5° / 291.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 36m / -17.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 292.93° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.21° / -5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.38° / -1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.