The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 18, 2001
Waning Crescent
10.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 64°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
4:01 AM
6:05 PM
64°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.2%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 379,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 970
Events on this date
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Mercury and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.6° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 323.05° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.7° / 211.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 16m / 14.22° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 50.52° / -3.79° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.41° / 5.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -149.16° / -0.27° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.