The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 17, 2066
Waning Crescent
22.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:25 AM
4:40 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 22.5%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 398,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 1774
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 | 303.60° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 123.34° |
| Illuminated fraction | 22.52% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.7° / 244.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 46m / 16.21° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 30.42° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.54° / -6.14° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -117.45° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.