The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 16, 2080
Waning Crescent
2.0% 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
4:31 AM
8:26 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.0%
- Age
- 28.2 days
- Distance
- 363,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1947
Events on this date
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Mars 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 | 344.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 75.4° / 158.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 35m / 26.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.89° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.43° / -5.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -168.84° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 96.3° |
| 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.