The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 17, 1955
Waning Crescent
9.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:29 AM
6:31 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.4%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 361,200 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 401
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 | 324.58° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 144.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.35% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.5° / 218.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 08m / 20.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.27° / 3.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.69° / -3.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -147.98° / 0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.