The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 18, 2083
Waxing Crescent
9.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:53 AM
11:33 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 9.9%
- Age
- 3.3 days
- Distance
- 395,700 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 1985
Events on this date
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Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 0.2° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 36.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 143.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 9.88% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 32.5° / 91.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 27m / 19.61° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.23° / 0.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.87° / -0.34° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 137.76° / 1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 283.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.