The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 18, 2155
Waning Gibbous
84.4% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 28°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:34 AM
28°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 84.4%
- Age
- 18.4 days
- Distance
- 363,200 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Lunation number
- 2875
Events on this date
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Uranus at opposition
Opposite the Sun in the sky: up all night and at its brightest for the year.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 226.52° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 46.52° |
| Illuminated fraction | 84.40% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -25.4° / 264.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 21h 09m / -20.03° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 313.80° / -3.51° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.49° / 4.87° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -42.16° / 1.52° |
| Position angle of the axis | 344.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 76.9° |
| Apparent magnitude | -11.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.