The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 18, 2027
Full Moon
99.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:15 PM
5:18 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.8%
- Age
- 13.8 days
- Distance
- 401,100 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1292
Events on this date
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 175.93° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 5.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.76% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.1° / 304.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 29m / -27.14° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 263.14° / -3.89° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.23° / 5.32° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 7.42° / 1.14° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 229.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.