The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 17, 2172
Waning Crescent
12.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:26 AM
5:54 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.5%
- Age
- 25.8 days
- Distance
- 403,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 3085
Events on this date
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Mercury at inferior conjunction
Passes between Earth and the Sun and is lost in its glare.
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 3.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 318.64° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.54% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 61.2° / 224.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 52m / 17.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 45.81° / 1.30° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.66° / -1.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.52° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.