The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 15, 2022
Waning Gibbous
97.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 PM
6:51 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.8%
- Age
- 16.2 days
- Distance
- 357,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1230
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 | 196.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.5° / 277.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 51m / -26.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 281.28° / -3.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.50° / 5.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -15.58° / 0.85° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.