The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 28, 2159
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 PM
4:09 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2925
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 | 157.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -74.9° / 3.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 51m / -24.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.30° / -2.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.40° / 3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 24.78° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.7° |
| 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.