The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Waxing Crescent
22.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:44 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.4%
- Age
- 4.2 days
- Distance
- 366,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1082
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 | 56.37° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 12.9° / 87.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 32m / 11.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 141.78° / -3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.42° / 4.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 124.11° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.