The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 17, 2072
Waxing Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:29 AM
10:10 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 367,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1849
Events on this date
-
Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.5° apart in the sky.
-
Mercury, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 7.6° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.78° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.0° / 109.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 59m / 18.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 104.11° / -4.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.32° / 5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 160.24° / -1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.