The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 18, 2145
Waning Crescent
2.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 67°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
5:02 AM
7:32 PM
67°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 2.8%
- Age
- 27.9 days
- Distance
- 405,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.4′
- Constellation
- Taurus
- Lunation number
- 2751
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 | 341.24° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 160.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 2.80% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 67.1° / 170.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 4h 32m / 17.63° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 68.92° / -4.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.49° / 5.86° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -161.61° / -1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 350.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 68.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -5.7 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.