The Moon on this date

Moon on Tuesday, June 16, 2139

Waning Gibbous

80.7% illuminated · waning

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
–
Highest
33°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
80.7%
Age
19.6 days
Distance
371,900 km
Apparent size
32.1′
Constellation
Capricornus
Lunation number
2677

Events on this date

  1. Moon and Jupiter close together

    They pass 1.0° apart in the sky.

  2. Jupiter, Moon, and Saturn gathered

    All within 6.1° of each other in the sky.

  3. Moon and Saturn close together

    They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.

Exact values

For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun232.21°
Phase angle52.10°
Illuminated fraction80.71%
Altitude / azimuth-18.9° / 266.1°
Right ascension / declination21h 18m / -14.63°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude317.46° / 1.00°
Libration in longitude / latitude-3.75° / -0.89°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude-54.95° / 1.04°
Position angle of the axis344.1°
Position angle of the bright limb72.0°
Apparent magnitude-11.4

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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