The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 18, 2149
Waxing Gibbous
93.8% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 32°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
6:46 PM
4:29 AM
32°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 93.8%
- Age
- 12.7 days
- Distance
- 404,300 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 2801
Events on this date
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Moon and Uranus close together
They pass 4.0° apart in the sky.
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Jupiter, Moon, and Uranus gathered
All within 4.2° of each other in the sky.
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Moon and Jupiter close together
They pass 3.1° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 151.46° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 28.75° |
| Illuminated fraction | 93.84% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.5° / 14.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 15h 52m / -15.83° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 239.17° / 4.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -0.67° / -5.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 27.59° / -0.73° |
| Position angle of the axis | 11.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 289.3° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.