The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 15, 1911
Waning Gibbous
87.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:19 PM
7:58 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 87.2%
- Age
- 18.4 days
- Distance
- 401,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- -143
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 | 221.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 41.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 87.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.6° / 272.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 36m / -23.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.18° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.52° / 6.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -46.51° / 1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.