The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 17, 2056
Waxing Crescent
18.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.6%
- Age
- 4.4 days
- Distance
- 385,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1651
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 | 50.90° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 19.7° / 83.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 25m / 17.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 138.10° / 2.33° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.30° / -2.69° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.90° / -0.70° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.