The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 15, 2071
Waning Gibbous
92.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:02 PM
8:43 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.2%
- Age
- 17.2 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1836
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,000 km.
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Mercury and Neptune close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -35.8° / 278.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 52m / -16.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.92° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.81° / -5.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -33.36° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.