The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 16, 1918
First Quarter
51.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:47 PM
1:10 AM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 51.2%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 404,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -56
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 91.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 51.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -20.0° / 77.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 37m / -3.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.96° / -5.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.04° / 7.10° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.78° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.