The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 28, 2178
Waxing Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:11 PM
4:39 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3160
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 | 163.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.5° / 339.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 21m / -24.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.09° / -1.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.87° / 1.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.01° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.