The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 17, 2083
Waxing Crescent
4.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 AM
11:02 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.8%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 398,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1985
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.21° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 154.69° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 43.6° / 95.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 36m / 23.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.92° / 1.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.08° / -1.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.01° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.