The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 18, 1909
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:27 AM
9:05 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- -167
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 1.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 9.08° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.65% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.4° / 128.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 26m / 25.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 95.86° / 1.74° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.25° / -2.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.94° / 0.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.