The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 15, 2048
Waxing Crescent
15.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:48 AM
11:43 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 15.0%
- Age
- 4.1 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1552
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 | 45.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 15.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.1° / 91.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 48m / 14.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 130.66° / -3.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.06° / 4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 128.72° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.