The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 18, 1997
Waxing Gibbous
94.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:52 PM
4:32 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 94.3%
- Age
- 13.4 days
- Distance
- 382,500 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 921
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 | 152.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 27.54° |
| Illuminated fraction | 94.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.6° / 11.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 56m / -15.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 240.19° / 4.59° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.74° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 21.36° / -1.55° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.