The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 16, 2000
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 PM
5:57 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.2 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 958
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 177.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.2° / 312.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 30m / -20.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 262.86° / 2.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.72° / -3.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 4.81° / -0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 310.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.