The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 18, 2003
Waning Gibbous
78.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 29°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:23 AM
10:19 AM
29°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 78.4%
- Age
- 18.5 days
- Distance
- 382,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 995
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 | 235.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 55.38° |
| Illuminated fraction | 78.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -17.7° / 259.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 46m / -18.97° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 322.35° / -5.19° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.97° / 7.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -48.38° / 0.79° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.