The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 16, 2026
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:21 AM
11:06 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1280
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.5° / 94.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 18m / 25.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.55° / 3.55° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.19° / -4.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.43° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.