The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 17, 2179
Waxing Gibbous
96.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
7:36 PM
4:21 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.3%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 372,100 km
- Apparent size
- 32.1′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 3172
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 | 157.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -72.1° / 2.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 08m / -21.91° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 244.29° / -0.95° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.73° / 1.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.80° / -0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 277.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.