The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 15, 1937
First Quarter
48.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:33 PM
1:03 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.8%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 179
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.3° / 77.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 25m / -1.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.63° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.75° / 7.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 98.20° / -0.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.