The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 15, 1952
Waning Crescent
41.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:42 AM
2:32 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.1%
- Age
- 22.9 days
- Distance
- 377,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 364
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 | 280.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 26.8° / 252.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 12m / 5.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 4.85° / 3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.73° / -4.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.61° / 1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.