The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 17, 1909
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:38 AM
8:04 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 378,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- -168
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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Total solar eclipse
The Moon covers the Sun completely along a narrow track across Earth. From Columbus, 32% of the Sun is covered at 7:51 PM.
-
New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.1° / 165.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 27m / 23.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 82.43° / 0.53° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.83° / -0.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.81° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 91.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.