The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 16, 2142
Last Quarter
50.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:06 AM
1:40 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.3%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2714
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 269.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 17.7° / 257.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 35m / 2.84° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 355.36° / 5.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.09° / -6.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -96.00° / -0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.