The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 15, 2154
Waxing Crescent
17.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
9:50 AM
12:08 AM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.9%
- Age
- 4.5 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2863
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 49.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 129.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.8° / 81.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 14m / 20.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.51° / 4.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.24° / -5.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 123.90° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.