The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 17, 2065
Waxing Gibbous
99.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 PM
4:51 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.1%
- Age
- 13.5 days
- Distance
- 361,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1762
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 | 169.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 10.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.14% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.2° / 320.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 02m / -26.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 256.90° / -3.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.85° / 4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.02° / 0.80° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 256.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.