The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 16, 2088
Waning Crescent
8.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 AM
6:25 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.7%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 361,800 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2046
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.1° / 208.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 21m / 16.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 52.35° / -1.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.71° / 2.27° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -150.17° / -1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.