The Moon on this date

Moon on Monday, June 16, 2036

Last Quarter

53.8% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
43°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
53.8%
Age
21.9 days
Distance
398,600 km
Apparent size
30.0′
Constellation
Aquarius
Lunation number
1403

Events on this date

  1. Mercury and Jupiter close together

    They pass 0.8° apart in the sky.

  2. Last Quarter

    Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.

Exact values

For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun265.75°
Phase angle85.61°
Illuminated fraction53.83%
Altitude / azimuth11.3° / 251.6°
Right ascension / declination23h 34m / -5.84°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude351.84° / -2.83°
Libration in longitude / latitude-6.52° / 3.92°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-91.19° / -1.25°
Position angle of the axis335.4°
Position angle of the bright limb67.0°
Apparent magnitude-10.2

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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