The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 15, 2140
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:28 AM
10:02 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2690
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 | 9.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.64% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.8° / 108.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 18m / 24.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.08° / 1.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.83° / -1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.29° / 0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 266.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.