The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 17, 1962
Full Moon
99.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:41 PM
5:51 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.7%
- Age
- 15.1 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 488
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 174.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 6.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.68% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.5° / 318.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 21m / -19.25° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 260.76° / 3.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.15° / -4.74° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 0.19° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 307.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.