The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 15, 2000
Waxing Gibbous
98.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:58 PM
5:18 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.4%
- Age
- 13.2 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 958
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 | 166.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.5° / 338.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 39m / -18.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.91° / 3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.11° / -4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.00° / -0.82° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.