The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 18, 1970
Waxing Gibbous
98.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:49 PM
4:40 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 98.8%
- Age
- 14.6 days
- Distance
- 369,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 587
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 | 168.50° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 12.48° |
| Illuminated fraction | 98.82% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -75.2° / 322.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 55m / -27.59° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 255.50° / -4.97° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.98° / 6.71° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 6.58° / 1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 252.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.