The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 15, 2079
Waning Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:35 PM
6:30 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 15.9 days
- Distance
- 405,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1935
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 | 192.47° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -57.5° / 280.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 33m / -27.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.23° / -4.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.82° / 6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -14.78° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.