The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 16, 2051
First Quarter
54.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 PM
1:27 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 54.1%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 403,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1589
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 94.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 85.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 54.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -22.5° / 73.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 56m / -2.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 180.09° / -2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.22° / 3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.60° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.