The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 18, 1947
New Moon
0.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 75°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 AM
9:17 PM
75°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.1%
- Age
- 29.1 days
- Distance
- 358,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 302
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.7° apart in the sky.
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New Moon
The Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and cannot be seen. These are the darkest nights of the month.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 356.79° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 176.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.11% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.5° / 126.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 31m / 25.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 83.36° / 1.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.90° / -2.15° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -178.90° / 0.64° |
| Position angle of the axis | 358.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 115.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.