The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:08 PM
5:41 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1094
Events on this date
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Total lunar eclipse
The Moon passes fully into Earth's shadow and turns a dim copper red. It starts at 2:22 PM, is deepest at 4:12 PM and ends at 6:02 PM. Totality lasts from 3:22 PM to 5:03 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.1° / 307.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 25m / -23.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.95° / -0.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.31° / 0.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.82° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.