The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 18, 2120
Last Quarter
46.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:19 AM
2:02 PM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.7%
- Age
- 22.3 days
- Distance
- 376,900 km
- Apparent size
- 31.7′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2442
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.91° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.76° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.72% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 21.5° / 256.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 00m / 4.16° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.63° / 3.83° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.05° / -4.65° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -87.78° / 1.10° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.