The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 28, 2172
Waxing Crescent
43.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 PM
1:02 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.0%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 384,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 3086
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 | 81.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.9° / 77.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 02m / 2.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 179.44° / 2.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.34° / -3.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 90.80° / 1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.