The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, June 18, 2154
First Quarter
46.1% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 52°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
1:09 PM
1:27 AM
52°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 46.1%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 381,800 km
- Apparent size
- 31.3′
- Constellation
- Leo
- Lunation number
- 2863
Events on this date
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Mercury and Mars close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 85.40° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 94.45° |
| Illuminated fraction | 46.12% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -12.7° / 72.8° |
| Right ascension / declination | 11h 37m / 4.81° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 172.92° / 2.18° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -6.30° / -2.53° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 87.21° / 1.43° |
| Position angle of the axis | 21.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 293.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.9 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.