The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 16, 2059
Waxing Crescent
36.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:59 AM
1:15 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.1%
- Age
- 6.4 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1688
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,300 km.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 73.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 106.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.2° / 73.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 51m / 12.82° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 159.20° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.94° / -6.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 106.24° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.