The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 15, 1956
First Quarter
52.0% 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
1:52 PM
1:11 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.0%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 414
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.8° / 76.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 40m / -3.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.64° / -5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.62° / 6.70° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.41° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.