The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 17, 2118
Waning Crescent
2.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:22 AM
8:10 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.6%
- Age
- 28.0 days
- Distance
- 403,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2417
Events on this date
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Venus and Saturn close together
They pass 0.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 342.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 161.47° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.59% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 76.0° / 167.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 23m / 26.45° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.41° / 4.82° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.15° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -164.21° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 94.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.