The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Waning Crescent
12.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:49 AM
5:39 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.8%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 400,700 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1205
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.08° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 57.5° / 217.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 55m / 12.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.23° / -3.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.78° / 5.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.74° / -0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.