The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 15, 2047
Last Quarter
46.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:19 AM
1:59 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.8%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1539
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.2° / 256.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 46m / 3.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 358.35° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.64° / -6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.18° / 0.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.