The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 16, 1974
Waning Crescent
16.1% 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
2:57 AM
5:26 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.1%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 378,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 636
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 | 312.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 132.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.0° / 234.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 18m / 17.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.98° / 3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.16° / -4.29° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -139.53° / -0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.