The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 18, 2122
Waxing Gibbous
97.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- –
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:08 PM
4:37 AM
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 97.9%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 397,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.1′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2467
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 | 163.55° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 16.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 97.93% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -73.8° / 342.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 16h 36m / -24.27° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 250.81° / -2.24° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -3.58° / 3.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 12.79° / 0.29° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 269.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.