The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 16, 2013
First Quarter
49.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:37 PM
1:07 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.5%
- Age
- 8.0 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1119
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 89.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -18.0° / 77.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 35m / -1.71° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.97° / -4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.62° / 5.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 82.98° / -0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.