The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 16, 2050
Waning Crescent
7.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:56 AM
6:34 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.9%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 380,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1576
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.9° / 207.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 23m / 18.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.15° / -0.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.56° / 0.68° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.56° / -0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.