The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 16, 2071
Waning Gibbous
86.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:38 PM
9:37 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 86.5%
- Age
- 18.2 days
- Distance
- 405,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1836
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 223.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 43.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 86.47% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -26.1° / 272.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 40m / -14.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 308.77° / 4.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.22° / -5.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -45.56° / -1.57° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.