The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 18, 1951
Waxing Gibbous
98.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 23°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:47 PM
4:35 AM
23°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.7%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 357,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.4′
- Constellation
- Scorpius
- Lunation number
- 352
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 | 167.66° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 13.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.66% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -75.5° / 325.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 49m / -27.50° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 254.27° / -5.02° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.02° / 6.76° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 10.38° / 1.49° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 254.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.