The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 17, 1948
Waxing Gibbous
84.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
5:25 PM
3:19 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.6%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 315
Events on this date
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Uranus behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 133.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.23° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -56.7° / 47.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 31m / -14.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 220.01° / 0.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.58° / -0.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 51.36° / 1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.