The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 15, 2018
Waxing Crescent
5.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:01 AM
11:01 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.1%
- Age
- 1.8 days
- Distance
- 359,900 km
- Apparent size
- 33.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1181
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 25.95° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 41.8° / 98.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 28m / 20.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 110.46° / -1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 1.74° / 2.22° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 155.01° / -1.04° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.