The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 18, 1969
Waxing Crescent
12.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 AM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.1%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 404,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 575
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 | 40.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.06% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.2° / 86.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 44m / 21.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 127.62° / 3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.57° / -4.62° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 136.11° / 1.56° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 281.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.