The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 16, 1993
Waning Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:20 AM
5:57 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 26.1 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 871
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 | 319.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.9° / 225.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 46m / 18.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 44.68° / 2.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.56° / -2.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -143.36° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.