The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 28, 2187
Last Quarter
53.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:26 AM
1:14 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.7%
- Age
- 21.7 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3271
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jun 28, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 265.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.7° / 253.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 19m / -3.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 3.00° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.88° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.80° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.