The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 15, 2086
Waxing Crescent
18.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:18 AM
11:55 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.6%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 395,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2022
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 5.4° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 50.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.94° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.7° / 90.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 08m / 11.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.85° / -4.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.99° / 6.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 133.32° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.