The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 17, 2088
Waning Crescent
3.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:46 AM
7:34 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.1%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2046
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 339.85° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.13% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.5° / 174.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 24m / 18.86° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 67.31° / -2.69° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.71° / 3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -162.42° / -1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 349.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.