The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 18, 2056
Waxing Crescent
27.5% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 63°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:09 AM
12:30 AM
63°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 27.5%
- Age
- 5.4 days
- Distance
- 381,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 1651
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 | 63.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 116.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 27.55% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 8.2° / 79.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 10h 18m / 14.13° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 151.30° / 3.35° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.24° / -4.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 110.66° / -0.67° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.