The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 16, 1928
Waning Crescent
2.1% 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
4:51 AM
8:01 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.1%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 67
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 359,800 km.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 343.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.8° / 165.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 27m / 21.64° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.49° / -0.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.41° / 0.42° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.85° / 0.44° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.