The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 15, 2167
Waning Crescent
4.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:50 AM
7:12 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.2%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 359,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3023
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.20% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.5° / 181.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 01m / 15.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 61.33° / -4.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.86° / 6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.59° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.