The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 15, 2106
Waxing Gibbous
99.2% 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
8:18 PM
5:24 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.2%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2269
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 | 169.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.7° / 328.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 52m / -20.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 253.99° / 2.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.81° / -2.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.21° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.