The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 17, 2196
Waning Gibbous
61.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 47°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:37 AM
12:36 PM
47°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.0%
- Age
- 20.8 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 3382
Events on this date
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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 | 257.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 77.24° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.04% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.1° / 261.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 22h 57m / -1.79° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.72° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.29° / -5.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -78.56° / 0.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.