The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 17, 2091
Waxing Crescent
0.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:44 AM
9:27 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.5%
- Age
- 0.6 days
- Distance
- 391,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Orion
- Lunation number
- 2084
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 3.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 6.53° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 172.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.0° / 120.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 14m / 18.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 93.30° / -4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.32° / 6.19° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 168.69° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 306.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.