The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 15, 2197
New Moon
0.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:50 AM
9:12 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.0%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 3394
Events on this date
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Annular solar eclipse
The Moon passes in front of the Sun but is too far away to cover it, leaving a ring of light. From Columbus, 47% of the Sun is covered at 1:57 PM.
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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.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 359.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 179.07° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.01% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.6° / 124.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 35m / 23.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.32° / 0.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.56° / 0.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.10° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -3.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.