The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 15, 2072
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:38 AM
8:13 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 374,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1848
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
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Mercury at greatest elongation
25° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 350.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.6° / 149.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 00m / 17.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 75.57° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.99° / 6.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.26° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 55.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.