The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 20, 2018
First Quarter
52.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 51°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:45 PM
1:47 AM
51°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 52.5%
- Age
- 6.8 days
- Distance
- 379,300 km
- Apparent size
- 31.5′
- Constellation
- Virgo
- Lunation number
- 1181
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 20, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 92.69° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 87.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 52.46% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.1° / 68.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 12h 14m / 3.15° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 181.97° / 4.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.44° / -5.24° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 93.83° / -0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.