The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 18, 1988
Waxing Crescent
17.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- –
60°30°
Horizon
9:53 AM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 17.3%
- Age
- 4.3 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 810
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 | 48.99° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 130.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 17.30% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.6° / 84.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 20m / 18.32° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 136.61° / 2.58° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.28° / -3.11° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 132.31° / 1.54° |
| Position angle of the axis | 16.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 286.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.