The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 18, 2129
Waxing Crescent
3.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
7:44 AM
10:29 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 3.3%
- Age
- 1.9 days
- Distance
- 403,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2554
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 | 20.75° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 159.03° |
| Illuminated fraction | 3.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 45.5° / 104.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 18m / 19.54° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 108.30° / -2.65° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 2.47° / 3.80° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 161.04° / -1.25° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 285.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.