The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 17, 2023
Waning Crescent
0.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:13 AM
9:07 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.4%
- Age
- 29.0 days
- Distance
- 395,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1242
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 | 353.94° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.86° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 70.8° / 129.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 16m / 26.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 80.17° / 3.75° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.39° / -4.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -169.66° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 116.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.