The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 18, 1955
Waning Crescent
3.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 73°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:19 AM
7:43 PM
73°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.5%
- Age
- 27.8 days
- Distance
- 358,700 km
- Apparent size
- 33.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 401
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 338.62° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 158.49° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 72.8° / 180.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 12m / 23.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 65.26° / 1.91° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.66° / -2.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -160.23° / -0.01° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 83.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.