The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 18, 1959
Waxing Gibbous
93.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:40 PM
4:15 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.0%
- Age
- 12.2 days
- Distance
- 360,300 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 451
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 2.5° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 149.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.70° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.99% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.9° / 19.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 39m / -15.74° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.10° / 3.64° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.39° / -4.37° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 28.97° / -1.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 288.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.