The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 15, 2166
Waning Gibbous
96.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:41 PM
7:53 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.0%
- Age
- 17.3 days
- Distance
- 384,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3011
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 203.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.6° / 282.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 15m / -19.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 287.79° / 3.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.51° / -3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -27.97° / -1.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.