The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 18, 1905
Waning Gibbous
97.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:19 PM
6:33 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.2%
- Age
- 15.5 days
- Distance
- 378,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- -217
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 198.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 19.25° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.21% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -58.1° / 302.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 06m / -18.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 285.71° / 3.68° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.30° / -4.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -13.29° / -1.41° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.