The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 15, 1945
Waxing Crescent
31.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:31 AM
12:57 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.7%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 394,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 278
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 68.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.73% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.4° / 75.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 24m / 14.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.54° / 4.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.16° / -5.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 116.85° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.