The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 18, 2042
Waxing Crescent
1.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 78°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:22 AM
10:29 PM
78°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 1.1%
- Age
- 0.8 days
- Distance
- 378,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 1478
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 | 10.80° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 168.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 1.07% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 58.0° / 101.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 38m / 28.02° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 98.36° / 4.85° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.52° / -6.12° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 174.27° / 1.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 4.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 251.9° |
| 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.