The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 16, 2130
Waxing Gibbous
75.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:03 PM
3:08 AM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 75.3%
- Age
- 10.6 days
- Distance
- 399,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 2566
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 120.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 59.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 75.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.9° / 52.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 43m / -5.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 205.85° / 5.17° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.09° / -6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.79° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.