The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 16, 1992
Waning Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 27°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:19 PM
7:14 AM
27°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 400,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 859
Events on this date
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Moon, Neptune, and Uranus gathered
All within 1.9° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 196.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -51.1° / 285.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 53m / -21.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.30° / 1.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.24° / -1.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.77° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 82.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.