The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 17, 2012
Waning Crescent
3.5% 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
4:31 AM
7:31 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 27.7 days
- Distance
- 404,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1106
Events on this date
-
Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
-
Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.9° / 180.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 13m / 21.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.23° / -0.01° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.15° / 0.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -159.42° / -0.60° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 78.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.