The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 18, 2106
Waning Gibbous
96.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 31°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
10:25 PM
7:57 AM
31°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 96.1%
- Age
- 16.6 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Sagittarius
- Lunation number
- 2269
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 | 202.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 22.79° |
| Illuminated fraction | 96.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -44.1° / 285.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 19h 22m / -17.48° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 289.55° / 4.56° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.61° / -5.63° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -24.37° / -1.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 352.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.