The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 16, 2179
Waxing Gibbous
90.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:30 PM
3:34 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.8%
- Age
- 11.2 days
- Distance
- 370,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 3172
Events on this date
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Saturn behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 144.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 35.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.5° / 36.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 08m / -19.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.17° / -2.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.03° / 3.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 37.99° / -0.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.