The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 17, 2055
Last Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:59 AM
1:53 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 22.1 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1638
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,200 km.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.97° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.80° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.6° / 247.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 12m / -3.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.45° / -3.98° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.05° / 5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.98° / -1.11° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.