The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 15, 2157
Waxing Gibbous
57.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 43°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:21 PM
1:36 AM
43°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 57.1%
- Age
- 8.3 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2900
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 98.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 81.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 57.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.0° / 73.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 05m / -4.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 182.93° / -3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.66° / 4.95° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.81° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.