The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 15, 1948
Waxing Gibbous
66.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 PM
2:29 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 66.0%
- Age
- 8.1 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 315
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 108.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 71.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 65.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -33.3° / 62.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 52m / -2.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 192.96° / 2.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.25° / -3.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 75.78° / 1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.