The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 16, 2079
Waning Gibbous
95.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 PM
7:25 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.7%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1935
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 203.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 23.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.70% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -47.6° / 272.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 26m / -27.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.21° / -4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.13° / 6.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -26.98° / 1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 93.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.