The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 17, 1977
Waxing Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:00 AM
9:36 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 0.9 days
- Distance
- 403,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 674
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 | 9.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.93° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.3° / 116.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 26m / 18.44° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.26° / -4.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.63° / 6.73° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.04° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 299.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.