The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 16, 1976
Waning Gibbous
77.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:51 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 77.1%
- Age
- 18.6 days
- Distance
- 389,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 661
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 | 237.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 57.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 77.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.8° / 268.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 34m / -9.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.73° / 5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.21° / -6.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -50.98° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.