The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 17, 2158
Waning Gibbous
71.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:13 AM
11:25 AM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 71.6%
- Age
- 20.7 days
- Distance
- 384,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2912
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 | 244.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 64.41° |
| Illuminated fraction | 71.60% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.4° / 264.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 09m / -8.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 331.10° / 2.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.57° / -3.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -70.98° / 0.86° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.