The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 18, 2135
First Quarter
46.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 53°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:12 PM
1:32 AM
53°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.9%
- Age
- 6.9 days
- Distance
- 371,000 km
- Apparent size
- 32.2′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2628
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 2.1° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.4° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 1.2° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 86.25° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 93.61° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.85% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -13.2° / 71.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 40m / 5.17° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 173.37° / 2.76° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.62° / -3.23° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.01° / 1.33° |
| Position angle of the axis | 22.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.3° |
| 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.