The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 18, 2104
Waning Crescent
20.9% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
2:31 AM
4:53 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 20.9%
- Age
- 25.3 days
- Distance
- 367,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.5′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2244
Events on this date
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Perigee
The Moon's closest point to Earth on this orbit: 367,700 km.
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 305.83° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 125.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 20.89% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 51.6° / 241.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 1h 59m / 16.52° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 33.42° / 4.12° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.15° / -5.05° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -125.09° / -0.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 72.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.