The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 15, 1916
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:20 PM
4:20 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- -81
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -76.0° / 342.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 22m / -26.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.45° / -3.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.86° / 4.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.89° / 0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 223.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.