The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 17, 2048
Waxing Crescent
31.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:51 AM
12:11 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.8%
- Age
- 6.1 days
- Distance
- 390,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 1552
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 | 68.44° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.1° / 85.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 22m / 4.89° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 155.59° / -4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.34° / 6.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 104.25° / 0.06° |
| Position angle of the axis | 20.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.