The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 15, 1987
Waning Gibbous
79.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 AM
10:07 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.8%
- Age
- 19.0 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 797
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 | 233.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.83% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.6° / 260.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 25m / -19.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.42° / -3.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.50° / 5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.97° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.