The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 18, 2128
Waning Gibbous
61.6% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 42°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:53 AM
12:25 PM
42°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 61.6%
- Age
- 20.5 days
- Distance
- 378,400 km
- Apparent size
- 31.6′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2541
Events on this date
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 0.9° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 256.76° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 76.62° |
| Illuminated fraction | 61.57% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 4.0° / 257.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 04m / -6.49° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 344.54° / -0.44° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.53° / 0.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -69.16° / -1.45° |
| Position angle of the axis | 335.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 67.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.