The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, June 16, 1913

Waxing Gibbous

95.1% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
SE
Highest
23°
Moonset
SW
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
95.1%
Age
11.9 days
Distance
380,000 km
Apparent size
31.4′
Constellation
Scorpius
Lunation number
-118

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 Sun154.80°
Phase angle25.49°
Illuminated fraction95.13%
Altitude / azimuth-67.4° / 52.9°
Right ascension / declination15h 46m / -24.36°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude239.71° / -4.36°
Libration in longitude / latitude4.77° / 5.93°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude29.67° / 1.55°
Position angle of the axis11.9°
Position angle of the bright limb272.9°
Apparent magnitude-12.0

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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