The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 15, 2049
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:06 PM
5:48 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 360,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1564
Events on this date
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 2:06 PM, is deepest at 3:12 PM and ends at 4:19 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.9° / 308.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 30m / -22.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.99° / 1.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.08° / -1.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -0.79° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 294.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.