The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 17, 2145
Waning Crescent
6.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:23 AM
6:39 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.7%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2751
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 330.36° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.9° / 197.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 43m / 16.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.09° / -3.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.68° / 4.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.36° / -1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.