The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 17, 2071
Waning Gibbous
79.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 37°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:33 AM
37°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.4%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 1836
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 | 234.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.98° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -16.1° / 268.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 28m / -11.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 320.64° / 3.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.59° / -4.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -57.76° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.