The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 17, 2192
First Quarter
48.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:23 PM
1:28 AM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 48.2%
- Age
- 7.6 days
- Distance
- 404,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 3333
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,100 km.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 17, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 87.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 92.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 48.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.4° / 73.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 43m / 2.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 175.17° / 0.67° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.63° / -0.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.81° / 1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.