The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 16, 2021
Waxing Crescent
34.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:47 AM
1:08 AM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 34.2%
- Age
- 6.2 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1218
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 | 71.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 108.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 34.19% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.7° / 73.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 43m / 13.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.08° / 5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.99° / -6.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.62° / 0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.