The Moon on this date

Moon on Sunday, June 18, 1967

Waxing Gibbous

83.9% illuminated · waxing

Shown at midday from Columbus, US.

Rise, set and path

Times for Columbus, US

Moonrise
E
Highest
32°
Moonset
W
Moon's height Daylight Twilight Night

Key figures

Illuminated
83.9%
Age
10.4 days
Distance
366,400 km
Apparent size
32.6′
Constellation
Libra
Lunation number
550

Events on this date

  1. Perigee

    The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 366,400 km.

Exact values

For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.

Elongation from the Sun132.62°
Phase angle47.27°
Illuminated fraction83.92%
Altitude / azimuth-56.3° / 50.1°
Right ascension / declination14h 27m / -14.91°
Ecliptic longitude / latitude219.36° / -0.32°
Libration in longitude / latitude0.73° / 0.77°
Sub-solar longitude / latitude47.55° / 1.21°
Position angle of the axis17.0°
Position angle of the bright limb287.9°
Apparent magnitude-11.5

Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.

Your location

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