The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 17, 2021
First Quarter
44.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:54 PM
1:37 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 44.7%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 379,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1218
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 83.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 96.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 44.69% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -9.9° / 70.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 33m / 8.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 170.41° / 5.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.80° / -6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 89.40° / 0.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.