The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, June 28, 2162

Waning Gibbous

96.3% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
33°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
96.3%
Age
15.7 days
Distance
376,200 km
Apparent size
31.8′
Constellation
Sagittarius
Lunation number
2962

Events on this date

  1. Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered

    All within 5.6° of each other in the sky.

  2. 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 Sun201.78°
Phase angle22.25°
Illuminated fraction96.28%
Altitude / azimuth-43.5° / 287.8°
Right ascension / declination19h 00m / -15.52°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude298.90° / 4.94°
Libration in longitude / latitude4.92° / -6.10°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-16.18° / -1.28°
Position angle of the axis349.1°
Position angle of the bright limb67.0°
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.

Your location

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