The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 17, 2027
Waxing Gibbous
98.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:22 PM
4:30 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.1%
- Age
- 12.8 days
- Distance
- 398,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1292
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 | 164.65° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 15.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -75.8° / 338.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 34m / -26.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.91° / -4.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.32° / 6.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 19.61° / 1.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 261.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.