The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 18, 1901
Waxing Crescent
6.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:22 AM
9:45 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.2%
- Age
- 2.1 days
- Distance
- 375,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -266
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 5.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 28.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.13° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.0° / 114.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 45m / 16.55° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.18° / -4.63° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.27° / 6.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.26° / -0.91° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.