The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 17, 2050
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:42 AM
7:34 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1576
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 | 339.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.65° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.6° / 175.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 19m / 19.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 66.43° / -1.42° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.82° / 2.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -154.80° / -0.96° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.