The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 18, 1941
Waning Crescent
31.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 55°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:28 AM
3:26 PM
55°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 31.3%
- Age
- 23.4 days
- Distance
- 403,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 228
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 | 292.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 111.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 31.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.4° / 242.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 14m / 5.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 19.15° / -1.86° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.44° / 2.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.85° / -1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.