The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 15, 2137
Waning Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:39 AM
6:51 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 26.7 days
- Distance
- 401,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2652
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.8° / 214.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 16m / 22.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.69° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.05° / -5.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.54° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.