The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 16, 2185
Waning Gibbous
89.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:40 PM
9:07 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.0%
- Age
- 18.3 days
- Distance
- 398,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 3246
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 | 218.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -31.2° / 271.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 28m / -18.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 304.85° / 1.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.99° / -1.13° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -43.97° / -1.24° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.