The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 16, 2145
Waning Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:47 AM
5:45 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 405,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2751
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.8° / 217.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 55m / 13.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.28° / -2.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.90° / 3.91° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -137.12° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.