The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 16, 2197
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:48 AM
9:57 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 387,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3395
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
24° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jun 16, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 10.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 54.8° / 110.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 31m / 22.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 97.17° / -1.04° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.74° / 1.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.85° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 279.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.