The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 16, 1954
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:31 PM
5:53 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 394,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 389
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 181.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 2.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.95% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.4° / 297.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 46m / -25.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.83° / -1.62° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.59° / 2.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -6.22° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 141.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.