The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 15, 2184
First Quarter
47.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:14 PM
1:27 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.2%
- Age
- 7.0 days
- Distance
- 399,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3234
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.7° / 72.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 33m / 4.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.02° / 1.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.24° / -1.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.63° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.