The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 18, 1939
Waxing Crescent
1.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:20 AM
10:00 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.9%
- Age
- 1.1 days
- Distance
- 364,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 204
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 15.02° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 164.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 49.4° / 111.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 49m / 18.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 101.54° / -4.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.04° / 6.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 162.42° / -1.15° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.