The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 17, 2188
Waning Crescent
42.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:13 AM
2:10 PM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.9%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 3283
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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Venus and Uranus close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Neptune gathered
All within 5.3° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.9° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,400 km.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 278.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.20° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 22.6° / 245.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 29m / -2.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 5.69° / -5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.30° / 6.93° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -97.21° / 0.22° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 65.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.