The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 15, 1996
New Moon
0.3% 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
5:58 AM
8:36 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 29.2 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 908
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.58° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 62.8° / 137.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 19m / 18.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.34° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.38° / 6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -172.28° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 355.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 37.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.