The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 16, 2004
Waning Crescent
1.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:53 AM
8:27 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.3%
- Age
- 28.5 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1007
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 347.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.1° / 150.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 45m / 25.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 72.95° / 2.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.26° / -3.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.85° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.