The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 15, 2040
Waxing Crescent
28.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:10 AM
12:53 AM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 28.8%
- Age
- 5.9 days
- Distance
- 401,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1453
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 | 64.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 115.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 28.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.0° / 75.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 15m / 16.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 149.83° / 5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.28° / -6.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.05° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.