The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 15, 2059
Waxing Crescent
27.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
10:59 AM
12:48 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.2%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1688
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 | 62.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 117.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.9° / 76.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 05m / 17.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 147.27° / 5.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.15° / -6.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.47° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.