The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 17, 2046
Waxing Gibbous
99.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:44 PM
4:47 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.0%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 379,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 1527
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 | 168.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 11.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.96% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -74.0° / 322.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 56m / -26.56° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.60° / -3.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.77° / 5.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 15.83° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.