The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 15, 2165
Waxing Crescent
39.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:27 PM
12:57 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 39.0%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2999
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 | 77.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 102.67° |
| Illuminated fraction | 39.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.1° / 76.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 54m / 6.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 162.15° / -0.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.37° / 0.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.44° / -1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.