The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 16, 2189
Waxing Crescent
6.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 AM
11:35 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.6%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3296
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 29.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 40.8° / 90.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 53m / 25.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.45° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.84° / -5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 145.16° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 274.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.