The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 16, 1996
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:46 AM
9:23 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 909
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 | 6.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.7° / 120.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 10m / 18.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 92.45° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.51° / 6.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.47° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.