The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 18, 2148
Waxing Crescent
5.9% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 69°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
8:16 AM
11:02 PM
69°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 5.9%
- Age
- 2.3 days
- Distance
- 387,500 km
- Apparent size
- 30.8′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2789
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 | 28.03° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 151.87° |
| Illuminated fraction | 5.90% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 39.5° / 97.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 51m / 19.53° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 115.96° / -1.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 6.02° / 2.16° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 157.22° / -1.08° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 284.0° |
| Apparent magnitude | -6.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.