The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 16, 2178
Waxing Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:33 AM
9:55 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 366,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3160
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 | 8.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.11° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.0° / 111.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 20m / 23.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 94.67° / -0.14° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.00° / 0.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.68° / 0.23° |
| Position angle of the axis | 0.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.