The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 15, 2175
Waning Crescent
12.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:11 AM
6:08 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.2%
- Age
- 26.3 days
- Distance
- 365,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3122
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 365,300 km.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.3° / 228.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 40m / 20.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 43.96° / 4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.04° / -6.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -138.92° / 1.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.