The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 17, 2087
Waning Gibbous
98.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:04 PM
7:21 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.0%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2034
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 | 195.72° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.03% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.1° / 289.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 53m / -19.01° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 282.46° / 3.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.47° / -4.66° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -20.60° / -0.84° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.