The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 15, 1915
Waxing Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:18 AM
10:29 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 2.9 days
- Distance
- 399,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -93
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.2° / 101.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 53m / 22.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.83° / 1.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.36° / -2.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 142.65° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.