The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 15, 2042
Waning Crescent
6.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:59 AM
7:08 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.1%
- Age
- 27.2 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1477
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 | 331.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.4° / 202.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 33m / 21.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 56.27° / 2.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.29° / -3.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -148.98° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 80.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.