The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 18, 1963
Waning Crescent
11.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:59 AM
5:53 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.2%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 500
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 | 321.13° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 140.81° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.24% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.6° / 212.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 07m / 12.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.84° / -4.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.78° / 6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -141.55° / -0.62° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.