The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 15, 2138
First Quarter
48.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:29 PM
1:20 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.8%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 400,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2665
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.5° / 75.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 31m / 0.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.02° / -2.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.98° / 3.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 86.62° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.