The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 17, 2106
Waning Gibbous
98.9% 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
9:47 PM
7:03 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.9%
- Age
- 15.6 days
- Distance
- 406,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2269
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,300 km.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 191.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.14° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -53.4° / 293.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 33m / -19.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 277.69° / 3.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.17° / -4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -12.18° / -1.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 357.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.0° |
| 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.