The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 15, 2030
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
9:10 PM
5:46 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.4 days
- Distance
- 358,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1329
Events on this date
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Mars and Uranus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 1:20 PM, is deepest at 2:33 PM and ends at 3:45 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 | 178.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.1° / 307.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 30m / -22.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.03° / 0.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.16° / -0.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.01° / -0.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.