The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 16, 1909
Waning Crescent
2.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 AM
6:57 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 375,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -168
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.2° / 205.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 29m / 21.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.74° / -0.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.15° / 1.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.56° / 0.26° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.