The Moon on this date

Moon on Wednesday, June 15, 2067

Waxing Crescent

13.0% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
64°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
13.0%
Age
3.8 days
Distance
405,400 km
Apparent size
29.5′
Constellation
Cancer
Lunation number
1787

Events on this date

  1. Apogee

    The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,500 km.

Exact values

For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun42.04°
Phase angle137.71°
Illuminated fraction13.01%
Altitude / azimuth26.2° / 92.9°
Right ascension / declination8h 32m / 14.89°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude126.72° / -3.81°
Libration in longitude / latitude-0.03° / 5.28°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude137.16° / -0.11°
Position angle of the axis13.4°
Position angle of the bright limb288.9°
Apparent magnitude-7.6

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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