The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 16, 2039
Waning Crescent
21.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:17 AM
4:27 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 21.5%
- Age
- 24.6 days
- Distance
- 402,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1440
Events on this date
-
Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.9° apart in the sky.
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Mars, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 4.6° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 304.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 124.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 21.50% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.3° / 230.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 59m / 7.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.38° / -4.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.35° / 5.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -120.08° / 0.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.