The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 17, 2153
Waning Crescent
17.8% 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
3:11 AM
5:05 PM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.8%
- Age
- 25.2 days
- Distance
- 404,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2850
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 | 310.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.75% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 53.3° / 231.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 19m / 13.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.07° / -0.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.97° / 0.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -130.71° / 1.19° |
| Position angle of the axis | 342.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.