The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 16, 2007
Waxing Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:11 AM
11:01 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 374,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1045
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 | 20.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.3° / 95.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 09m / 26.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.47° / 4.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.27° / -5.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 165.24° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.