The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 15, 2063
Waning Gibbous
80.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:04 AM
10:10 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 80.5%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1737
Events on this date
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Neptune behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 232.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 52.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 80.53% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.6° / 263.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 20m / -17.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 317.10° / -1.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.35° / 2.55° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -51.95° / 1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.