The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 17, 2007
Waxing Crescent
8.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:23 AM
11:40 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 379,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1045
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 | 33.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.22% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.0° / 89.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 08m / 23.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.20° / 3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.97° / -4.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 152.99° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 278.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.