The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 18, 2126
Waning Crescent
5.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
4:30 AM
6:57 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.4%
- Age
- 27.3 days
- Distance
- 394,200 km
- Apparent size
- 30.3′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2516
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus close together
They pass 2.0° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 333.41° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 153.15° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.39% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 66.4° / 190.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 57m / 17.07° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 60.70° / -3.28° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.65° / 4.64° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -157.79° / -1.42° |
| Position angle of the axis | 347.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 71.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.