The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 17, 1931
Waxing Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:04 AM
11:05 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 1.5 days
- Distance
- 375,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 105
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 19.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 50.4° / 94.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 08m / 27.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 105.10° / 5.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.76° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.99° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 264.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.