The Moon on this date

Moon on Friday, June 15, 2068

Full Moon Strawberry Moon

100.0% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
28°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
100.0%
Age
15.5 days
Distance
378,200 km
Apparent size
31.6′
Constellation
Ophiuchus
Lunation number
1799

Events on this date

  1. Full Moon Strawberry Moon

    The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.

Exact values

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

Elongation from the Sun179.47°
Phase angle2.09°
Illuminated fraction99.97%
Altitude / azimuth-63.4° / 307.2°
Right ascension / declination17h 38m / -21.30°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude264.87° / 2.03°
Libration in longitude / latitude-5.44° / -2.28°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-4.61° / -0.61°
Position angle of the axis3.7°
Position angle of the bright limb337.2°
Apparent magnitude-12.7

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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