The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 15, 2163
Waxing Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:59 PM
5:11 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 13.7 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2974
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 165.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.5° / 339.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 36m / -18.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.03° / 3.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.53° / -4.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 13.00° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.