The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 18, 1912
Waxing Crescent
16.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 AM
11:31 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.9%
- Age
- 3.4 days
- Distance
- 363,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- -130
Events on this date
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 3.3° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 48.27° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.5° / 91.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 17m / 20.57° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.33° / 4.52° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.04° / -5.61° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 134.79° / 1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.