The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 17, 2160
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:19 PM
4:58 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 13.0 days
- Distance
- 395,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2937
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 | 167.10° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.89° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -71.6° / 332.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 51m / -23.19° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.18° / -0.71° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.50° / 1.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 17.42° / -0.17° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 272.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.