The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 17, 2105
Waxing Crescent
32.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:58 AM
12:12 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.9%
- Age
- 5.3 days
- Distance
- 385,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Sextans
- Lunation number
- 2257
Events on this date
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 69.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.05° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.0° / 84.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 24m / 4.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 156.14° / -5.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.06° / 7.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 117.27° / -0.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.