The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 18, 2046
Full Moon
99.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 22°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:38 PM
5:44 AM
22°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.9%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 382,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.2′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 1527
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 | 181.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 3.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.91% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.5° / 295.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 56m / -26.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 269.07° / -3.03° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.87° / 4.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 3.64° / 0.95° |
| Position angle of the axis | 1.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 161.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.