The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 18, 1972
First Quarter
50.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:43 PM
1:06 AM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.3%
- Age
- 7.2 days
- Distance
- 398,300 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 612
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.71° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.26% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.2° / 78.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 44m / -3.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 177.64° / -4.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.05° / 6.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 95.01° / 0.78° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.