The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 16, 2155
Waning Gibbous
97.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:03 PM
6:55 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.3%
- Age
- 16.4 days
- Distance
- 358,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2875
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 358,300 km.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 198.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.3° / 275.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 02m / -27.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.78° / -4.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.07° / 6.54° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -17.78° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.