The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 17, 1986
Waxing Gibbous
73.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 38°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:00 PM
2:37 AM
38°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 73.2%
- Age
- 10.1 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 785
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 | 117.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 62.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 73.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -42.8° / 60.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 13h 28m / -8.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 203.72° / 0.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.70° / -0.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 55.96° / 1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.