The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 16, 1950
Waxing Crescent
1.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:23 AM
10:30 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.2%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 398,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Auriga
- Lunation number
- 340
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 167.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.0° / 100.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 28m / 28.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.27° / 5.00° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.75° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.43° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.