The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 18, 2012
Waning Crescent
0.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:16 AM
8:21 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.9%
- Age
- 28.7 days
- Distance
- 403,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1106
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 | 349.34° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 169.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 68.8° / 147.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 05m / 21.72° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 77.16° / -1.10° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.27° / 1.75° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -171.67° / -0.61° |
| Position angle of the axis | 353.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 77.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.