The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 15, 1977
Waning Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:26 AM
8:03 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 673
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
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Venus at greatest elongation
46° from the Sun in the morning sky, its best showing before sunrise.
-
Jupiter, Mercury, and Moon gathered
All within 7.5° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.2° / 153.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 46m / 18.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.40° / -3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.50° / 5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.46° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 63.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.