The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 16, 2131
Waning Gibbous
68.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:54 AM
11:30 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 68.6%
- Age
- 21.0 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2578
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 | 248.20° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 68.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 68.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -5.4° / 255.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 27m / -14.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 333.38° / -4.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.51° / 5.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -73.58° / -0.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.