The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 16, 1945
Waxing Crescent
41.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:31 PM
1:28 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.2%
- Age
- 6.5 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 278
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 79.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 100.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.9° / 71.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 12m / 10.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 164.85° / 4.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.30° / -5.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.62° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.