The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 17, 2171
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 24°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:16 PM
5:22 AM
24°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.9 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 3073
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.54° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.79% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -69.5° / 307.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 24m / -25.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 261.99° / -2.73° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.47° / 3.85° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.20° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 241.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.