The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 18, 1993
Waning Crescent
2.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 72°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:44 AM
7:55 PM
72°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.3%
- Age
- 28.1 days
- Distance
- 386,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.9′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 871
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 | 342.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 162.63° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.28% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.5° / 166.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 34m / 22.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 70.10° / 0.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.20° / 0.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.85° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 81.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.