The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 16, 1901
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:12 AM
8:11 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 0.1 days
- Distance
- 366,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- -266
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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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 1.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.2° / 152.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 46m / 20.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 86.76° / -2.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.78° / 4.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.24° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 326.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.