The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 17, 2189
Waxing Crescent
12.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 AM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.4%
- Age
- 3.6 days
- Distance
- 392,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 3296
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 | 40.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.42% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.9° / 84.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 47m / 22.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 128.02° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.31° / -5.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.92° / 0.66° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.