The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 18, 2048
Waxing Crescent
41.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:55 PM
12:37 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 41.8%
- Age
- 7.1 days
- Distance
- 385,600 km
- Apparent size
- 31.0′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1552
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 | 80.38° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 99.43° |
| Illuminated fraction | 41.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -10.3° / 81.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 09m / -0.26° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.48° / -5.23° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.59° / 7.03° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 92.02° / 0.03° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.