The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 15, 2161
Last Quarter
52.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:03 AM
1:28 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.1%
- Age
- 21.5 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2949
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 267.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 15.5° / 258.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 25m / 1.65° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 352.68° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.77° / -6.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.59° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.