The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 17, 2141
Waxing Gibbous
97.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:49 PM
4:28 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.1%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 2702
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 | 160.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.5° / 354.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 19m / -23.41° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 247.04° / -1.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.68° / 2.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.20° / 0.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 273.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.