The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 16, 2163
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 PM
6:10 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.7 days
- Distance
- 357,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2974
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 357,200 km.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.40° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -61.2° / 309.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 40m / -18.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 265.30° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.34° / -5.35° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.82° / -1.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 356.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.