The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 18, 2105
Waxing Crescent
42.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 48°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:00 PM
12:41 AM
48°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 42.9%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 391,600 km
- Apparent size
- 30.5′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2257
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 | 81.63° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 98.19° |
| Illuminated fraction | 42.87% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -11.3° / 81.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 11m / -0.37° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 168.99° / -5.13° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.74° / 6.90° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 105.04° / -0.58° |
| Position angle of the axis | 23.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.