The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 16, 2040
Waxing Crescent
38.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:12 PM
1:20 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 38.0%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 398,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1453
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 75.88° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 103.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -2.3° / 72.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 02m / 11.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 161.99° / 5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.25° / -6.44° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 97.82° / 0.59° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.