The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 15, 2089
First Quarter
53.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:55 PM
1:28 AM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 53.3%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 376,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2059
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 93.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 86.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 53.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -21.2° / 72.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 54m / -0.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 178.95° / -1.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.91° / 2.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.23° / -1.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.