The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 18, 2153
Waning Crescent
11.1% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 68°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:35 AM
6:07 PM
68°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 11.1%
- Age
- 26.2 days
- Distance
- 402,600 km
- Apparent size
- 29.7′
- Constellation
- Aries
- Lunation number
- 2850
Events on this date
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Moon and Venus 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 | 321.22° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 141.12° |
| Illuminated fraction | 11.08% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 63.0° / 220.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 3h 05m / 18.35° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 48.97° / 0.94° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -2.13° / -0.97° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -142.95° / 1.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 345.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 74.8° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.3 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.