The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 17, 2034
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 AM
10:08 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 366,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1379
Events on this date
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Mars, Moon, and Saturn gathered
All within 5.9° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.6° / 109.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 57m / 17.93° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.51° / -4.84° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.46° / 6.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 167.85° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.