The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 18, 2018
Waxing Crescent
30.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 61°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:30 AM
12:35 AM
61°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.6%
- Age
- 4.8 days
- Distance
- 369,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1181
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 | 66.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 112.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.5° / 78.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 28m / 12.18° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 154.34° / 2.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.25° / -2.84° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 118.28° / -0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 290.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.