The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 15, 1983
Waxing Crescent
26.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:52 AM
12:37 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 26.2%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 748
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 | 61.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 118.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 26.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.0° / 77.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 57m / 17.38° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 145.41° / 4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.89° / -5.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.49° / -0.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.