The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 17, 1936
Waning Crescent
3.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:20 AM
7:48 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.2%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 368,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 166
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 | 339.45° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 73.4° / 178.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 13m / 23.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.70° / 2.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.00° / -2.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.42° / 0.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.