The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 17, 1947
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:46 AM
8:01 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 361,400 km
- Apparent size
- 33.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 302
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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Mercury at greatest elongation
25° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.6° / 166.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 26m / 22.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.39° / 0.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.91° / -0.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -166.65° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.