The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 15, 2097
Waxing Crescent
38.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 PM
1:18 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.4%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2158
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Neptune, and Saturn gathered
All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 76.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.42° |
| Illuminated fraction | 38.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -3.0° / 72.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 00m / 11.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.79° / 4.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.40° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.86° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.