The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 17, 2085
Waning Crescent
20.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:34 AM
4:59 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.1%
- Age
- 25.1 days
- Distance
- 382,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2009
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 | 306.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 126.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 52.7° / 241.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 01m / 17.11° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 34.19° / 4.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.16° / -5.52° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -121.26° / 0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 339.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.