The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 16, 2143
Waxing Crescent
14.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:44 AM
11:37 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.2%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 368,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2727
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 44.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.64° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.25% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.7° / 93.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 41m / 13.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.31° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.92° / 6.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.13° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.