The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 16, 1915
Waxing Crescent
13.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 AM
10:59 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 13.9%
- Age
- 3.9 days
- Distance
- 396,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -93
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 | 43.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 136.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 13.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.1° / 97.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 43m / 19.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.10° / 0.93° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.16° / -1.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.40° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.