The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, June 18, 2140
Waxing Crescent
16.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 62°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
10:00 AM
11:53 PM
62°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 16.6%
- Age
- 3.7 days
- Distance
- 382,000 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2690
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 | 47.87° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 131.97° |
| Illuminated fraction | 16.56% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 20.7° / 90.0° |
| Right ascension / declination | 9h 10m / 13.70° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 135.75° / -2.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 7.28° / 3.59° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 138.55° / 0.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 15.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.7° |
| Apparent magnitude | -8.1 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.