The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 16, 1931
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:01 AM
10:13 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.5 days
- Distance
- 379,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 105
Events on this date
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Mars and Neptune close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.81° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.9° / 105.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 06m / 28.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 91.34° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.57° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.24° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 237.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.