The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 17, 2155
Waning Gibbous
92.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
11:48 PM
8:14 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.0%
- Age
- 17.4 days
- Distance
- 360,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2875
Events on this date
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Venus and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 212.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 32.77° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -38.9° / 268.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 08m / -24.58° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 298.92° / -4.31° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.89° / 5.89° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -29.96° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 85.4° |
| 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.