The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 18, 2022
Waning Gibbous
76.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:30 AM
10:36 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 76.2%
- Age
- 19.2 days
- Distance
- 368,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.4′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 1230
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 238.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 58.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 76.17% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -14.7° / 258.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 00m / -17.78° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 325.83° / -5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.25° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -52.17° / 0.94° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 73.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.