The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 16, 2069
Waning Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:57 AM
6:32 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 364,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1811
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 364,200 km.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.2° / 207.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 24m / 17.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 53.13° / -0.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.30° / 1.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -146.37° / -1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.