The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 18, 1903
Last Quarter
45.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:33 AM
12:58 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.8%
- Age
- 22.8 days
- Distance
- 391,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- -242
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 274.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.78° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 10.0° / 262.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 03m / 1.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.19° / 1.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.82° / -1.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -101.75° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.6° |
| 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.