The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 15, 1924
Waxing Gibbous
96.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 PM
4:53 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.2%
- Age
- 13.1 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 18
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 | 158.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.0° / 358.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 05m / -15.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 242.36° / 5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.78° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.97° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.