The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 16, 2153
Waning Crescent
25.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 58°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:50 AM
4:05 PM
58°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.5%
- Age
- 24.2 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2850
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.1° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,800 km.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 299.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.29° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.1° / 238.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 35m / 8.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 25.26° / -1.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.30° / 1.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -118.47° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.