The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 18, 2039
Waning Crescent
8.2% 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
4:08 AM
6:26 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 8.2%
- Age
- 26.6 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1440
Events on this date
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Mercury at greatest elongation
25° from the Sun in the evening sky, its best showing after sunset.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 326.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 146.66° |
| Illuminated fraction | 8.23% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.1° / 206.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 30m / 16.39° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.13° / -2.48° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.05° / 3.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -144.56° / 0.16° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.