The Moon on this date
Moon on Thursday, June 18, 2144
Waning Gibbous
89.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 34°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
11:16 PM
9:15 AM
34°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 89.3%
- Age
- 17.0 days
- Distance
- 384,200 km
- Apparent size
- 31.1′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2739
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 | 217.96° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 38.16° |
| Illuminated fraction | 89.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -30.1° / 276.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 20h 28m / -13.85° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 305.87° / 5.09° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.19° / -6.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -31.96° / -1.32° |
| Position angle of the axis | 346.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 70.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.