The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 16, 2183
Waning Crescent
14.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:40 AM
5:28 PM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.1%
- Age
- 26.0 days
- Distance
- 374,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3221
Events on this date
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Mercury and Venus close together
They pass 1.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 316.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 135.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.6° / 220.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 42m / 11.96° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.72° / -3.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.03° / 4.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -132.51° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.