The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 17, 1928
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
5:38 AM
9:16 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 360,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 67
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
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Partial solar eclipse
The Moon covers part of the Sun. Not visible from Columbus.
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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 | 357.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.7° / 126.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 24.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.45° / 1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.39° / -1.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -175.11° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 108.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.