The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 15, 2087
Waxing Gibbous
99.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:35 PM
5:35 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.6%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2034
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 | 172.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 7.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.8° / 320.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 08m / -20.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 257.82° / 2.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.41° / -2.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.79° / -0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.