The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 17, 2163
Waning Gibbous
98.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:59 PM
7:15 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.3%
- Age
- 15.7 days
- Distance
- 359,100 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2974
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 | 194.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 14.92° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -50.8° / 292.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 18h 44m / -18.10° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 280.54° / 4.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.21° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -11.37° / -1.36° |
| Position angle of the axis | 356.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.