The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 15, 2118
Waning Crescent
11.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 AM
6:06 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 405,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2417
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 405,600 km.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.3° / 226.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 43m / 19.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.54° / 3.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.03° / -4.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.71° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.