The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 17, 2073
Waxing Gibbous
94.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:49 PM
4:32 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.0%
- Age
- 11.8 days
- Distance
- 369,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1861
Events on this date
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Jupiter and Neptune close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 152.06° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.30° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.8° / 12.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 52m / -15.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.15° / 5.06° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.90° / -6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 30.61° / -1.28° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.