The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 18, 2124
First Quarter
46.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 46°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:21 PM
12:50 AM
46°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.3%
- Age
- 6.3 days
- Distance
- 377,700 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2492
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.56° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.28° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.27% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -15.1° / 79.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 28m / -1.73° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.32° / -4.77° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.92° / 6.40° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 101.24° / -0.76° |
| Position angle of the axis | 24.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.6° |
| 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.