The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 17, 2040
First Quarter
47.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 54°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:14 PM
1:45 AM
54°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 47.8%
- Age
- 7.9 days
- Distance
- 393,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1453
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
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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 | 87.32° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 47.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.4° / 69.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 47m / 6.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 174.39° / 4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.03° / -6.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 85.59° / 0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| 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.