The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 15, 1943
Waxing Gibbous
91.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 35°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:12 PM
4:15 AM
35°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.0%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 372,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 253
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 | 145.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.8° / 24.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 12m / -12.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.95° / 5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.02° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.36° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.