The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 16, 2162
Waxing Crescent
14.1% 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
11:34 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2962
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 43.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.83° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 23.8° / 93.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 42m / 12.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 129.51° / -5.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.94° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 130.32° / -1.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.