The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 15, 2078
Waxing Crescent
34.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:47 AM
1:09 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.2%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 392,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1923
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 71.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.7° / 73.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 40m / 13.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.39° / 4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.15° / -6.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.66° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.