The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 17, 2178
Waxing Crescent
3.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 AM
10:40 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.8%
- Age
- 1.7 days
- Distance
- 365,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 3160
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 0.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 22.43° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 157.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 44.6° / 101.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 22m / 20.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 109.19° / -1.47° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.51° / 2.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.43° / 0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.