The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 15, 2026
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:06 AM
10:15 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1280
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
25° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 7.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.7° / 105.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 11m / 27.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.39° / 4.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.00° / -5.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 173.68° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 245.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.