The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, June 28, 2176

Waning Gibbous

64.7% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
47°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
64.7%
Age
21.4 days
Distance
382,300 km
Apparent size
31.2′
Constellation
Pisces
Lunation number
3135

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Uranus close together

    They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.

  2. Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered

    All within 7.0° of each other in the sky.

Exact values

For Jun 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun253.03°
Phase angle72.92°
Illuminated fraction64.68%
Altitude / azimuth3.3° / 265.9°
Right ascension / declination23h 21m / -0.54°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude350.74° / 3.40°
Libration in longitude / latitude-7.70° / -4.05°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-79.60° / 0.86°
Position angle of the axis338.2°
Position angle of the bright limb66.0°
Apparent magnitude-10.7

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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