The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 17, 1901
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:16 AM
9:02 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 370,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -266
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.9° / 127.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 47m / 19.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.13° / -3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.19° / 5.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.51° / -0.88° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.