The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 16, 1983
Waxing Crescent
37.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:05 PM
1:15 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.1%
- Age
- 5.5 days
- Distance
- 369,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 748
Events on this date
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Venus at greatest elongation
45° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 74.82° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -1.2° / 72.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 53m / 12.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.77° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.12° / -6.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 109.25° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.