The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 16, 1947
Waning Crescent
7.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:08 AM
6:44 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.2%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 365,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 302
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 329.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 148.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.16% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.1° / 203.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 26m / 17.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.71° / -0.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.60° / 1.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.40° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.