The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 18, 1907
First Quarter
45.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 56°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:59 AM
12:35 AM
56°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 45.9%
- Age
- 7.7 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- -192
Events on this date
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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 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 45.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -0.2° / 80.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 36m / 7.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 171.41° / 4.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.63° / -5.46° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.28° / -0.77° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.1° |
| 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.