The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 18, 2031
Waning Crescent
1.5% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:06 AM
8:04 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.5%
- Age
- 28.4 days
- Distance
- 403,800 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1341
Events on this date
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Moon and Saturn close together
They pass 0.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 346.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 166.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.48% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 69.4° / 156.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 49m / 21.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 73.38° / -1.39° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.90° / 2.17° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -163.23° / -0.81° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.