The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 15, 2053
Waning Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 AM
8:08 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 359,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1613
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 | 348.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.15% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.0° / 152.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 52m / 17.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.81° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.60° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.45° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 57.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.