The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 16, 1982
Waning Crescent
30.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:52 AM
3:28 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.1%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 375,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 735
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 | 293.71° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 35.8° / 236.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 18m / 2.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 18.89° / -5.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.99° / 7.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.88° / -0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.