The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 17, 2069
Waning Crescent
2.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:47 AM
7:39 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.9%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1811
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 1.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 340.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.0° / 172.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 25m / 19.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.75° / -2.16° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.94° / 3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -158.62° / -1.09° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.