The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 18, 2020
Waning Crescent
7.0% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:17 AM
6:40 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.0%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 397,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1205
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 | 329.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 149.37° |
| Illuminated fraction | 6.97% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 65.4° / 200.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 43m / 16.88° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 57.43° / -2.78° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.60° / 3.96° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -152.99° / -0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 348.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.