The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 17, 2107
Waning Crescent
14.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:25 AM
5:28 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.7%
- Age
- 25.9 days
- Distance
- 380,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2281
Events on this date
-
Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 4.3° apart in the sky.
-
Jupiter, Mars, and Mercury gathered
All within 4.3° of each other in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 315.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.5° / 224.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 36m / 14.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 41.03° / -1.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.19° / 1.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.73° / -1.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.