The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 17, 2079
Waning Gibbous
91.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:55 PM
8:25 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.0%
- Age
- 17.9 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1935
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
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Moon, Saturn, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.8° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 214.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.85° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -37.2° / 266.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 19m / -24.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 301.29° / -5.07° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.31° / 6.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -39.17° / 1.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 84.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.