The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 16, 2152
Waxing Gibbous
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:01 PM
5:20 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 383,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2838
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 173.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.9° / 312.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 15m / -25.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 259.81° / -1.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.54° / 2.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 11.01° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 255.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.