The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 18, 2107
Waning Crescent
7.8% 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
4:06 AM
6:32 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 7.8%
- Age
- 26.9 days
- Distance
- 375,100 km
- Apparent size
- 31.8′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2281
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 1.8° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 327.70° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 147.55° |
| Illuminated fraction | 7.81% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 64.6° / 204.3° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 31m / 16.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 54.60° / -2.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.64° / 3.31° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -153.98° / -1.31° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.