The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 15, 1901
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:12 AM
7:12 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 363,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -267
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
25° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 348.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.9° / 192.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 44m / 20.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.16° / -1.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.14° / 2.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.98° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.