The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 17, 2102
Waxing Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:31 AM
10:47 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 2.0 days
- Distance
- 405,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2220
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 | 21.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.39° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.51% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 46.9° / 98.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 17m / 23.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 107.67° / 1.27° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.59° / -1.41° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.44° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.