The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 17, 1946
Waning Gibbous
92.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:40 PM
8:17 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.4%
- Age
- 17.8 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 290
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 | 211.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.04° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.38% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -39.2° / 270.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 02m / -23.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 297.82° / -3.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.84° / 4.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -37.01° / 0.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.