The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 15, 2105
Waxing Crescent
14.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:46 AM
11:40 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.6%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 373,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2257
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
24° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.62% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.4° / 92.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 41m / 13.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.16° / -4.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.29° / 6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 141.75° / -0.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.