The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 16, 2105
Waxing Crescent
23.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:54 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.3%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 379,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2257
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 | 57.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.3° / 88.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 34m / 9.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 142.87° / -5.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.91° / 6.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 129.51° / -0.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.