The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 17, 1934
Waxing Crescent
25.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:04 AM
12:11 AM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 25.7%
- Age
- 5.6 days
- Distance
- 403,400 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 142
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 | 60.84° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 119.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 25.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 9.4° / 83.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 53m / 11.34° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 146.60° / -1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.37° / 2.06° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 114.86° / 1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 18.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.