The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 15, 2046
Waxing Gibbous
89.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 PM
3:17 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.9%
- Age
- 11.0 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1527
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 | 143.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 37.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.1° / 44.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 56m / -21.99° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 227.93° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.81° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 40.22° / 1.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.