The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 16, 2140
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 AM
10:46 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 370,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2690
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 | 22.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.4° / 99.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 20m / 22.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.37° / -0.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.09° / 0.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.04° / 0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.