The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 18, 2004
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:18 AM
10:16 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1008
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.74% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.5° / 104.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 30m / 27.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.60° / 4.26° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.12° / -5.38° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 169.65° / 1.18° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 249.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.