The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 28, 2170
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:45 PM
5:57 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.1 days
- Distance
- 384,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3061
Events on this date
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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 | 182.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -63.7° / 294.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 43m / -25.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 279.65° / -2.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.45° / 3.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.40° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 139.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.