The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 18, 2066
Waning Crescent
14.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:56 AM
5:41 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 14.9%
- Age
- 25.5 days
- Distance
- 401,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.8′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 1774
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 | 314.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 134.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 14.92% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 59.8° / 234.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 2h 35m / 19.80° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 42.60° / 4.40° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.71° / -5.48° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -129.69° / 0.30° |
| Position angle of the axis | 340.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 75.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.