The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 18, 2139
Waning Gibbous
60.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 45°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
12:45 AM
12:40 PM
45°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 60.1%
- Age
- 21.6 days
- Distance
- 369,900 km
- Apparent size
- 32.3′
- Constellation
- Aquarius
- Lunation number
- 2677
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 | 258.48° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 78.36° |
| Illuminated fraction | 60.09% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 6.6° / 260.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 02m / -2.62° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 345.64° / 3.29° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.03° / -3.88° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -79.37° / 0.98° |
| Position angle of the axis | 338.6° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 66.8° |
| 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.