The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 16, 2172
Waning Crescent
19.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:03 AM
4:52 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.6%
- Age
- 24.8 days
- Distance
- 400,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3085
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 | 307.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.50° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.1° / 234.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 06m / 13.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.84° / 0.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.75° / -0.08° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -122.28° / 1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.