The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 16, 1932
Waxing Gibbous
94.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:33 PM
3:52 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.9%
- Age
- 12.3 days
- Distance
- 362,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 117
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 362,500 km.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 154.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 26.06° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -74.1° / 18.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 45m / -24.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.53° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.78° / 6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 26.38° / 1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.