The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 15, 1939
Waning Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:29 AM
7:07 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 203
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 334.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.5° / 188.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 47m / 18.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 58.54° / -1.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.17° / 2.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.82° / -1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.