The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 18, 1948
Waxing Gibbous
91.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
6:34 PM
3:47 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 91.4%
- Age
- 11.1 days
- Distance
- 384,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 315
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 | 145.92° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 34.01° |
| Illuminated fraction | 91.45% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.7° / 32.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 22m / -19.43° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 233.22° / -0.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.39° / 1.50° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 39.17° / 1.12° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.