The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 18, 2017
Waning Crescent
37.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 50°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:17 AM
2:47 PM
50°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 37.3%
- Age
- 23.8 days
- Distance
- 374,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.9′
- Constellation
- Cetus
- Lunation number
- 1168
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 | 284.89° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 104.72° |
| Illuminated fraction | 37.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 29.0° / 243.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 52m / 1.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 12.49° / -3.70° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.97° / 5.09° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -111.85° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.