The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 18, 1978
Waxing Gibbous
92.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 33°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:38 PM
4:17 AM
33°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 92.9%
- Age
- 12.9 days
- Distance
- 364,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.7′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 686
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 | 149.26° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 30.91° |
| Illuminated fraction | 92.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -64.5° / 19.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 40m / -15.36° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 236.32° / 4.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.37° / -4.94° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 25.16° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.