The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 16, 1942
Waxing Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:32 AM
11:01 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 2.8 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 241
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 | 30.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.02% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.9° / 98.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 47m / 17.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.35° / -3.34° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.95° / 4.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.76° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.