The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 18, 1996
Waxing Crescent
6.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 65°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
8:30 AM
10:44 PM
65°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 6.3%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 909
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 | 28.68° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 150.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 37.5° / 101.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 50m / 16.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 116.36° / -4.90° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.40° / 6.77° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 150.97° / -1.50° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.