The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 18, 1929
Waxing Gibbous
89.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:06 PM
3:41 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.2%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 401,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 80
Events on this date
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Saturn at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 141.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.32° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -62.9° / 38.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 04m / -17.12° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 228.49° / 0.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.95° / 0.07° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 42.96° / 0.97° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.