The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 15, 2070
First Quarter
51.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:43 PM
1:20 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.1%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 390,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1824
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
-
Mercury 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 | 91.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.1° / 74.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 42m / -0.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.07° / -2.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.24° / 3.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 96.03° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.