The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 15, 2038
Waxing Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 PM
4:54 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 364,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1428
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 | 160.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -68.3° / 353.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 15m / -18.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 245.15° / 3.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.23° / -3.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.60° / -0.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.