The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 16, 2046
Waxing Gibbous
95.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:40 PM
3:58 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.6%
- Age
- 12.0 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1527
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 | 156.17° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 24.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -75.0° / 11.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 55m / -25.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.87° / -4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.41° / 6.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.03° / 1.00° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 271.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.