The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 16, 2165
First Quarter
48.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:23 PM
1:27 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.4%
- Age
- 7.8 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2999
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 88.04° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 91.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.3° / 72.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 39m / 3.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.97° / 0.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.79° / -0.82° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.21° / -1.53° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.