The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 16, 2170
Waxing Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:47 AM
11:25 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 376,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3061
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 26.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.21° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.37% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.3° / 92.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 39m / 25.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 112.23° / 3.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.86° / -4.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 148.98° / 0.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.