The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 18, 1999
Waxing Crescent
29.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:22 AM
12:28 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 29.1%
- Age
- 4.9 days
- Distance
- 381,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 946
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 | 65.12° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 114.74° |
| Illuminated fraction | 29.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.1° / 79.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 19m / 12.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 152.11° / 1.61° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 8.19° / -1.81° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 122.08° / -1.13° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.