The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 17, 1963
Waning Crescent
19.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:24 AM
4:40 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 19.9%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 364,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 500
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 | 307.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 127.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 19.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.7° / 227.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 11m / 7.75° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.11° / -5.11° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.58° / 6.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.31° / -0.65° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.