The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 18, 1980
Waxing Crescent
32.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 59°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:46 AM
12:40 AM
59°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 32.7%
- Age
- 5.8 days
- Distance
- 400,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 711
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 69.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 110.22° |
| Illuminated fraction | 32.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 1.8° / 78.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 38m / 10.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 157.18° / 1.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.25° / -1.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 113.65° / -1.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.