The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 17, 2170
Waxing Crescent
11.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
8:55 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.5%
- Age
- 3.1 days
- Distance
- 373,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3061
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 39.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 31.3° / 85.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 39m / 23.00° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 126.11° / 4.41° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.01° / -5.43° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.74° / 0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.