The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 16, 2038
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:48 PM
5:38 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 366,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1428
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Penumbral lunar eclipse
The Moon passes through Earth's faint outer shadow and dims slightly. It starts at 9:14 PM, is deepest at 10:43 PM and ends at 12:12 AM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.17° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.71% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.5° / 317.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 16m / -21.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.73° / 1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.38° / -2.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.41° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.