The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 16, 2053
New Moon
0.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:29 AM
9:13 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.3%
- Age
- 0.2 days
- Distance
- 357,600 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 1614
Events on this date
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,500 km.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 3.07° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 174.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.1° / 125.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 56m / 18.47° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 89.05° / -4.96° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.25° / 6.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 176.30° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 360.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 327.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.