The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 17, 1966
Waning Crescent
1.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:50 AM
8:14 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.7%
- Age
- 28.3 days
- Distance
- 378,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 537
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 1.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 344.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.3° / 159.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 37m / 23.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.95° / 1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.53° / -1.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -170.47° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 86.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.