The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 18, 2098
Waning Gibbous
79.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 30°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
12:15 AM
10:12 AM
30°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 79.9%
- Age
- 18.9 days
- Distance
- 405,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2170
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 | 233.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 53.33° |
| Illuminated fraction | 79.86% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -19.0° / 261.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 41m / -18.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 321.35° / -4.38° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.68° / 6.01° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -55.17° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 341.8° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.