The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 15, 1992
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:39 PM
6:16 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 14.5 days
- Distance
- 397,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 859
Events on this date
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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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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 11:26 PM, is deepest at 12:56 AM and ends at 2:27 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 185.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.8° / 295.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 00m / -23.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 270.09° / -0.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.38° / 0.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.58° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.0° |
| 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.