The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 18, 1998
Waning Crescent
36.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:18 AM
2:54 PM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 36.2%
- Age
- 23.9 days
- Distance
- 368,500 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 933
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 | 286.15° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 105.99° |
| Illuminated fraction | 36.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.3° / 243.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 54m / 2.30° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 13.37° / -3.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.90° / 4.49° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -108.04° / -1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.