The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 15, 2001
Waning Crescent
35.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:38 AM
2:53 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 35.4%
- Age
- 23.6 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 970
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 | 287.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 35.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.8° / 239.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 51m / -0.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 11.75° / -5.25° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.16° / 7.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.44° / -0.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.