The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 18, 1931
Waxing Crescent
8.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:15 AM
11:48 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.1%
- Age
- 2.5 days
- Distance
- 373,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 105
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 4.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.61° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.00° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.0° / 87.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 09m / 25.04° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.06° / 4.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.79° / -5.98° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 143.74° / 1.47° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 275.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.