The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 15, 2178
New Moon
0.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:29 AM
9:02 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.2%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 370,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3159
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. From Columbus, 95% of the Sun is covered at 9:21 PM.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 355.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.6° / 130.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 18m / 24.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.36° / 1.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / -1.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 179.93° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 97.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.