The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 16, 1971
Waning Crescent
43.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:34 AM
2:21 PM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 43.1%
- Age
- 23.1 days
- Distance
- 369,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 599
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 | 278.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 97.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 43.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 24.8° / 253.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 05m / 4.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 2.90° / 3.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.44° / -4.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.41° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.