The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 28, 2173
Waning Gibbous
87.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 PM
9:21 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.0%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 362,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3098
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 222.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 42.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.0° / 268.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 33m / -18.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 319.63° / -3.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.75° / 5.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -38.58° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.