The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 16, 1938
Waning Gibbous
88.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:23 PM
9:23 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 88.2%
- Age
- 18.1 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 191
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 | 220.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 40.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 88.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -28.7° / 274.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 24m / -14.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.90° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.18° / -5.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.39° / -0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.