The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 17, 1912
Waxing Crescent
8.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:19 AM
10:54 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.9%
- Age
- 2.4 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- -130
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 34.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.0° / 97.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 15m / 24.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 120.46° / 4.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.16° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 147.04° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.