The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 17, 1993
Waning Crescent
6.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:59 AM
6:57 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.4%
- Age
- 27.1 days
- Distance
- 391,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 871
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
25° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.3° / 202.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 39m / 20.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.24° / 1.36° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.03° / -1.51° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -155.60° / -0.37° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.