The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 15, 1947
Waning Crescent
14.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:37 AM
5:28 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.3%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 302
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 | 315.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.8° / 222.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 31m / 12.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.42° / -2.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.88° / 3.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.15° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.