The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 18, 2131
Last Quarter
46.7% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 44°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:01 AM
1:47 PM
44°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.7%
- Age
- 23.0 days
- Distance
- 371,400 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 2578
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
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Moon and Mars close together
They pass 2.7° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 273.98° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.82° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 18.3° / 246.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 0h 12m / -4.33° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 1.06° / -5.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.08° / 6.99° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -98.01° / -0.39° |
| Position angle of the axis | 336.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.2° |
| 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.