The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 17, 2059
First Quarter
45.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:59 PM
1:39 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.4%
- Age
- 7.4 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1688
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 84.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 95.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.7° / 70.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 35m / 7.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.08° / 4.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.36° / -5.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 94.01° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.0° |
| 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.