The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 17, 2173
Waxing Crescent
40.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:33 PM
1:13 AM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 40.4%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 399,500 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3098
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 | 78.73° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 101.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 40.36% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -6.2° / 74.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 11m / 7.60° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 165.67° / 2.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.59° / -2.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.62° / 1.51° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.