The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 17, 1982
Waning Crescent
20.3% 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
3:22 AM
4:37 PM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.3%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 735
Events on this date
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Neptune at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 306.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.4° / 228.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 10m / 7.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 32.89° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.97° / 6.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -133.12° / -0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.3° |
| 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.