The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 17, 1970
Waxing Gibbous
95.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 PM
3:54 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 95.3%
- Age
- 13.6 days
- Distance
- 374,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 587
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 | 155.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 25.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 95.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -75.1° / 15.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 52m / -25.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 241.36° / -5.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.76° / 6.78° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 18.77° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 270.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.