The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 18, 2028
Waning Crescent
18.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:37 AM
5:13 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 18.6%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 392,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.4′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1304
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 | 309.18° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 128.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 18.61% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 55.1° / 241.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 12m / 18.68° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 37.11° / 5.08° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.69° / -6.39° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -134.30° / 0.71° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.