The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 18, 1958
Waxing Crescent
2.2% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:28 AM
10:02 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.2%
- Age
- 1.3 days
- Distance
- 383,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 439
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 16.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 163.02° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 48.2° / 110.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 55m / 17.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 103.15° / -4.88° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.62° / 6.72° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 158.60° / -1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 5.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.