The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 15, 1988
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:43 AM
10:43 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 394,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 810
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 | 15.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.4° / 97.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 45m / 27.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 99.88° / 4.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.76° / -5.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.05° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 259.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.