The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 18, 1928
Waxing Crescent
1.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 76°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 AM
10:22 PM
76°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.0%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 363,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 68
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 4.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 11.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 56.7° / 104.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 37m / 25.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.27° / 2.54° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.22° / -3.04° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 172.64° / 0.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 263.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.