The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 16, 2174
Waning Gibbous
97.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 21°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:58 PM
6:55 AM
21°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.4%
- Age
- 16.9 days
- Distance
- 371,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 3110
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 197.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 18.51° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -52.5° / 275.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 02m / -27.29° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 283.76° / -4.60° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.11° / 6.28° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -21.58° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.