The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, June 18, 2156
Waxing Crescent
0.7% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
6:13 AM
10:13 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 0.7%
- Age
- 0.7 days
- Distance
- 395,100 km
- Apparent size
- 30.2′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 2888
Events on this date
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Moon and Mercury close together
They pass 2.4° apart in the sky.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 8.28° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 170.59° |
| Illuminated fraction | 0.67% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 60.0° / 104.4° |
| Right ascension / declination | 6h 28m / 27.69° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 96.28° / 4.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 4.66° / -5.57° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 175.89° / 1.46° |
| Position angle of the axis | 2.2° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 247.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -4.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.