The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 18, 2050
Waning Crescent
0.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:32 AM
8:29 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.6%
- Age
- 28.8 days
- Distance
- 387,800 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 1576
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 | 351.86° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 171.46° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.5° / 142.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 5h 15m / 20.51° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 79.50° / -2.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.89° / 3.67° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -167.05° / -0.99° |
| Position angle of the axis | 354.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.