The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 17, 1945
First Quarter
50.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:30 PM
1:55 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.9%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 402,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 278
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 88.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.4° / 67.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 57m / 5.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 176.95° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.20° / -6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.39° / -0.38° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.