The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 17, 2053
Waxing Crescent
2.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:32 AM
10:12 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.4%
- Age
- 1.2 days
- Distance
- 358,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1614
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 17.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 47.4° / 109.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 00m / 18.09° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.33° / -4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.11° / 6.36° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 164.04° / -1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.1° |
| 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.