The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 15, 1900
Waning Gibbous
92.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:06 PM
7:37 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.1%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 373,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -279
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.2° / 289.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 52m / -17.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.71° / 3.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.42° / -4.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -36.32° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.