The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 18, 2102
Waxing Crescent
7.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 70°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:31 AM
11:18 PM
70°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 3.0 days
- Distance
- 406,000 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2220
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,100 km.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 32.35° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.57° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 36.4° / 93.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 07m / 20.46° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 119.45° / 0.21° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.71° / -0.02° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.20° / 0.93° |
| Position angle of the axis | 10.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 282.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.