The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 18, 2096
Waning Crescent
4.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 71°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:22 AM
7:29 PM
71°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 4.3%
- Age
- 27.6 days
- Distance
- 361,000 km
- Apparent size
- 33.1′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2145
Events on this date
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Jupiter behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 361,000 km.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 336.14° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 156.09° |
| Illuminated fraction | 4.29% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 71.0° / 186.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 10m / 21.42° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 64.62° / 0.37° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.00° / -0.21° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -156.01° / 0.75° |
| Position angle of the axis | 351.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 79.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.4 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.