The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 16, 1966
Waning Crescent
5.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:15 AM
7:04 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.7%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 383,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 537
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 | 332.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 152.44° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.8° / 196.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 41m / 19.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.55° / 0.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.92° / 0.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.22° / 0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.