The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 17, 2037
Waxing Crescent
18.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:08 AM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.9%
- Age
- 4.0 days
- Distance
- 369,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1416
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 51.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.0° / 84.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 25m / 16.98° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.23° / 1.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.91° / -1.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 126.72° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.