The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 16, 2023
Waning Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:34 AM
8:04 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1242
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.29° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.44% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.9° / 167.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 21m / 24.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.57° / 2.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.79° / -3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.41° / 1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.