The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:32 PM
5:32 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.9 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1057
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 179.30° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 4.10° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -67.8° / 297.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 47m / -27.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 267.08° / -4.05° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.88° / 5.56° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -1.00° / 1.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 193.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.