The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 16, 1989
Waxing Gibbous
92.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:02 PM
3:37 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.8%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 397,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 822
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 | 149.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 31.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.6° / 32.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 24m / -23.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 234.72° / -5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.33° / 6.83° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.17° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.