The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 15, 2121
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:10 AM
9:51 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 386,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2455
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
-
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 | 5.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 173.73° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.0° / 111.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 02m / 25.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 90.51° / 2.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.43° / -2.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.12° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 359.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 253.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.