The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 15, 2004
Waning Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 AM
7:26 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 27.5 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1007
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 | 336.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.8° / 188.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 54m / 22.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.12° / 1.81° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.46° / -2.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.60° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.