The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 18, 2130
Waxing Gibbous
90.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:05 PM
4:07 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 90.1%
- Age
- 12.6 days
- Distance
- 390,900 km
- Apparent size
- 30.6′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2566
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 143.51° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 36.68° |
| Illuminated fraction | 90.10% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -60.8° / 28.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 19m / -13.24° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 230.83° / 4.87° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -4.70° / -6.00° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 31.39° / -0.92° |
| Position angle of the axis | 14.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 291.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.