The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 18, 1982
Waning Crescent
11.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 AM
5:50 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.7%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 364,600 km
- Apparent size
- 32.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 735
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 320.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 139.95° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.3° / 214.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 05m / 12.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 47.33° / -4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.49° / 6.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -145.36° / -0.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.