The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 16, 2181
Waxing Crescent
16.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:07 AM
11:45 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.8%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 400,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3197
Events on this date
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Jupiter, Mars, and Moon gathered
All within 6.3° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.11° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.8° / 91.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 01m / 11.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 134.17° / -5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.44° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.50° / -1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.