The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 20, 2017
Waning Crescent
17.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 60°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:28 AM
5:05 PM
60°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.1%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1168
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 311.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.0° / 225.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 40m / 10.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 40.95° / -4.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.53° / 6.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -136.33° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.