The Moon on this date
Moon on Wednesday, June 18, 2160
Full Moon
100.0% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- SE
- Highest
- 26°
- Moonset
- SW
60°30°
Horizon
9:07 PM
5:49 AM
26°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 100.0%
- Age
- 14.0 days
- Distance
- 398,400 km
- Apparent size
- 30.0′
- Constellation
- Ophiuchus
- Lunation number
- 2937
Events on this date
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Partial lunar eclipse
Part of the Moon passes through Earth's dark inner shadow. It starts at 1:33 PM, is deepest at 3:04 PM and ends at 4:34 PM. Not visible from Columbus: the Moon is below the horizon.
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Full Moon
The whole disc is lit. The Moon rises around sunset and stays up all night.
Exact values
For Jun 18, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 178.49° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 1.56° |
| Illuminated fraction | 99.98% |
| Altitude / azimuth | -65.1° / 306.2° |
| Right ascension / declination | 17h 45m / -22.94° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 266.53° / 0.43° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.47° / -0.30° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 5.22° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 3.1° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 276.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -12.6 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.