The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 15, 1973
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:11 PM
5:39 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 624
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 3:07 PM, is deepest at 4:49 PM and ends at 6:32 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.0° / 305.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 26m / -24.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.33° / -1.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.05° / 2.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 2.20° / 0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.