The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 17, 2004
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 AM
9:24 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.5 days
- Distance
- 406,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1007
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,600 km.
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 357.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 175.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.0° / 120.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 37m / 26.92° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 84.77° / 3.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.05° / -4.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.10° / 1.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 149.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.