The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 18, 2054
Waxing Gibbous
97.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
7:39 PM
5:09 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.6%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 392,000 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 1626
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 | 162.67° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 17.96° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -66.8° / 347.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 38m / -17.05° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.34° / 4.99° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.95° / -6.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 22.22° / -1.40° |
| Position angle of the axis | 7.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 292.5° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.