The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 17, 1903
Waning Gibbous
55.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:02 AM
11:59 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 55.8%
- Age
- 21.8 days
- Distance
- 396,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -242
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 263.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 83.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 55.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.3° / 266.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 16m / -2.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.80° / 2.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.01° / -2.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -89.53° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.