The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 15, 2044
Waning Gibbous
78.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 AM
10:24 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.7%
- Age
- 19.5 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1502
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 | 235.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.1° / 262.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 33m / -16.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.29° / -2.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.15° / 3.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -60.37° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.