The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 16, 2057
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:52 PM
5:34 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 14.3 days
- Distance
- 357,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1663
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,100 km.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 8:59 PM, is deepest at 10:24 PM and ends at 11:49 PM. Visible from Columbus from start to finish.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.2° / 317.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 16m / -21.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.89° / 1.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.67° / -1.26° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.61° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.