The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Waxing Crescent
24.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:40 AM
12:35 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 24.6%
- Age
- 5.2 days
- Distance
- 388,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1218
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 | 59.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 120.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 24.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 13.0° / 77.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 52m / 18.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 144.05° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.91° / -6.25° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.85° / 0.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.