The Moon on this date
Moon on Sunday, June 18, 2141
Waxing Gibbous
99.4% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 25°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
8:39 PM
5:13 AM
25°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 99.4%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 406,200 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2702
Events on this date
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Moon and Neptune close together
They pass 2.8° apart in the sky.
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 406,200 km.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 171.19° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 8.84° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.41% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -70.3° / 320.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 11m / -23.87° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 258.84° / -0.92° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.12° / 1.47° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 9.00° / 0.05° |
| Position angle of the axis | 6.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 267.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.