The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, June 18, 2159
Waxing Crescent
10.3% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 66°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
9:03 AM
11:26 PM
66°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 10.3%
- Age
- 2.6 days
- Distance
- 362,700 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 2925
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 37.33° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 142.53° |
| Illuminated fraction | 10.31% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 30.7° / 93.9° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 26m / 16.95° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 124.65° / -2.20° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 5.12° / 3.18° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 146.98° / 0.35° |
| Position angle of the axis | 12.5° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 287.1° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.5 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.