The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 17, 1996
Waxing Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:37 AM
10:06 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 1.6 days
- Distance
- 405,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 909
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 | 17.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.0° / 109.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 00m / 17.66° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.45° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.51° / 6.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 163.22° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.