The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 17, 2054
Waxing Gibbous
93.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 PM
4:30 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.5%
- Age
- 11.6 days
- Distance
- 388,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1626
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 150.77° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 29.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.49% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.2° / 15.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 46m / -14.67° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 237.48° / 5.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.42° / -6.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 34.42° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.