The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 15, 2050
Waning Crescent
14.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:15 AM
5:31 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.8%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 377,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1576
Events on this date
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Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 314.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.3° / 227.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 28m / 15.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 39.67° / 0.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.10° / -0.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.31° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.