The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 16, 2102
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 AM
10:10 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 1.0 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2220
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.1° / 105.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 26m / 25.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.82° / 2.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.82° / -2.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 170.69° / 0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 262.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.