The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 16, 2061
Waning Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:33 AM
8:25 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1712
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,400 km.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.94% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.0° / 158.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 33m / 26.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.59° / 4.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.54° / -5.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -165.03° / 1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 95.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.