The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 17, 2143
Waxing Crescent
23.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 57°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
10:55 AM
57°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 23.3%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 367,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2727
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,900 km.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 57.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 122.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 23.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 11.0° / 88.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 37m / 8.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 143.72° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.44° / 7.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 121.89° / -0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 19.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.