The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 16, 2060
Waning Gibbous
93.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:43 PM
8:00 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.1%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 384,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1700
Events on this date
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Mars and Saturn close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 210.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -41.4° / 268.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 58m / -25.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 296.46° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.97° / 6.79° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -35.40° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 88.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.