The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 15, 1955
Waning Crescent
27.2% 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
2:14 AM
4:04 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 401
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 | 297.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.2° / 246.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 11m / 12.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 21.16° / 4.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.85° / -5.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -123.50° / 0.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.