The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 17, 1974
Waning Crescent
8.8% 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
3:36 AM
6:35 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.8%
- Age
- 26.8 days
- Distance
- 372,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 636
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 4.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 325.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 145.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.78% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.9° / 215.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 15m / 20.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 51.77° / 2.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.36° / -2.92° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -151.77° / -0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 343.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.