The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 15, 2031
Waning Crescent
16.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:06 AM
5:19 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.2%
- Age
- 25.4 days
- Distance
- 395,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1341
Events on this date
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Jupiter at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 312.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.8° / 231.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 16m / 15.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.00° / 1.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.64° / -2.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -126.49° / -0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.